{"id":10798,"date":"2019-09-17T08:34:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T06:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10798"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:54","slug":"empty-nesters-are-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/09\/empty-nesters-are-happier\/","title":{"rendered":"Empty-Nesters are Happier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s true what they say: having children does make a person happier but research shows, some parents only feel so after their children had left the nest.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about why empty nesters are happier parents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/parenting\/2019\/08\/20\/empty-nest-parents-happier-when-kids-move-out-study-finds\/2052323001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/parenting\/2019\/08\/20\/empty-nest-parents-happier-when-kids-move-out-study-finds\/2052323001\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Who really is happier \u2014 people with or without children?<br \/>\n2. What is your opinion on the statement: &#8220;parents are happier, but only after their children had moved out&#8221;? What do you think this implies?<br \/>\n3. What are the positive and negative aspects of parenthood?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Perhaps it&#8217;s true what they say: having children does make a person happier but research shows, some parents only feel so after their children had left the nest. Find out more about why empty nesters are happier parents. https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/parenting\/2019\/08\/20\/empty-nest-parents-happier-when-kids-move-out-study-finds\/2052323001\/ Discussion Questions: 1. 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