transition, transformation

societal changes in families

aging of the population

to become parents, to have babies

to be postponed

to be separated from a spouse

teenager

low income

raising children

care

to feel cheated out of one's due share

family stability, strength of the family

to ease, relieve, alleviate

tribulations of everyday life

cure for all ailments

happy, trouble-free family

to compensate for

adult, mature (person)

well-adjusted to life

different points of view on life

to defend

to be sensitive to someone

need, want, demand

to share sorrows and joys

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son