传统意义上的“空巢家庭”一般是指因子女外出工作学习,使得老人独居的一种现象。而今,在许多大城市,一些年轻父母因工作或经济的原因不能亲自抚养孩子,不得不将孩子交给家里的老人照顾,或把孩子全托,只有周末或节假日才有时间和孩子团聚。人们将这类人群称为“新空巢家庭”。随着经济化程度的加速,“新空巢家庭”已经成为较为普遍的社会现象。 Traditionally, “empty nest family” generally refers to a phenomenon in which children go out to work and study because of their work experience, making the elderly living alone. Today, in many big cities, some young parents are unable to raise their children for work or financial reasons. They have to take their children to the elderly in their own homes or leave their children to work full time. Only on weekends or holidays can we have time to reunite with children. People call these people “new empty nest families.” With the acceleration of economic development, “new empty nest family ” has become a more common social phenomenon.