Rather than the traditional "three generations under one roof," the nuclear family now predominates. How many families face the dilemma of having both parents at work, children at home and no one to care for the grandparents?
以現今台灣的生活模式看來，能以「單薪」撐起一個家庭的，已經少之又少；核心家庭已是主流，三代同堂的例子會越來越少，有許多家庭就因為夫妻兩人上班，家中幼兒、老人無人照顧而陷入兩難。