The home of today has become very much like a hotel. Strangers stumble in and out at odd hours, each one doing his own little thing. Just sitting together and chatting is even more rare. The other part can be attributed to the lack of will and the apathy on the part of members of the family to get together more often.
Parents have a responsibility to bind the family.
Upbringing plays an important part on how close off-spring will be with their parents and among themselves in later life. Parents need to spend time with their children daily - Quality Time. Quality time means a time of day or night when neither of them or their children are tired or occupied with other things. Try to fix a time daily so that a regular pattern can be set. Sit down as a family.