It will depend on how cooperative your spouse will be. Some people even travel abroad for years leaving their partners behind yet they still stay intimate. So if there is a mutual understanding between the duo couples definitely the former can sacrifice time with family to develop his career.

The important thing here is to have the consent of your family before embarking on such journey. Once such support is given, then you can be sure of the success of your academic pursuit. Otherwise, you might be frustrated.

Hello,

Ideally, this is the way the majority of the academics think, but sometimes the good times lost would never return. After all, sometimes the lost opportunities are never restored. Therefore, it is better to adopt a middle of the road approach allocating our time and sacrifice to both the family and academic pursuits.

Best regards,

R. Biria

Thank you so much respected scientist

Young academic has a dream to desire for which he wants to fulfill for his cherished dream so far as family concerned they know it at the beginning the formation of the career of the member & they have also observed the development of the progressive line of career of academic .

In this line family is eager & anxious to see the development of academic & they also desire for the fulfillment of his career which in future they may become proud of their achievements & also to win the respectable forum in the society . For any achievement of any level ,hard work , & so to say with the motto of work is work ship & for any achievement the sky is limit .

This is my personal opinion

The sacrifice of family time is very necessary at the beginning of professional life in order to develop the potential of the person in his field of competence .

Yes many young researchers sacrifice their valuable time with family to research. If family members are cooperative then no problem. But time never come back again. So researchers have to keep balance between family and research. After all If you are gaining something you are loosing something too....No pain..No gain!

That's actually one good idea.But I can't see that really happening cos we move from one goal to another goal. Anyway............. Life is good.

Absolutely not. These are the formative years for children and wife. They won't need you when they are older!

Full agreement with Amir ! But: the story goes on; the best is to become partners with our children , once they have grown up. The need changes: from physical dependency  towards psychological communication. Only physical death marks the end of family interaction.

Not all young academics are married, and may be associated with their parents only, in which case he will have time to develop his academic career. In all circumstances, that the young academic prefers to develop the beginning of his career and lay a solid foundation for it. The subject only needs to organize time between your academic and social duties.

Dear Professor,

It upto the situations of the researcher and the basic needs of the research.

Hi Anthony,

In my opinion, a wise man finds a way to have an equilibrium between both academic career & family. Yes, of course it's challenging at beginning stage.

Thanks!

I FEEL WE DEFINITELY INVEST TIME AND ENERGY DURING OUR SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH. OUR FAMILY HAS TO BEAR AND THEY ARE AT THE MORE RECEIVING END THAN WHAT WE DO. AND IF OUR SACRIFICE IS PAID OFF IN FUTURE THEN SOME KIND OF RELIEF IS THERE OTHER WISE THAT SACRIFICE BECOMES WASTE OF TIME ENERGY AND FAMILY TIME IF WE ARE NOT GETTING THE DUE.

So i feel this is definitely a sacrifice not only from the researcher but also from their family component.

Regards

Partha

Many thanks to you respected Scientist for the contributions

In perfect agreement with Biria,

Not withstanding the understanding with your spouse, don't go for years without consistent visits, you may not meet your spouse the way you left him/her.

My advice to the younger ones, is to pursue their professional dreams as early as possible before you start your family. And if you have a family before you get your PhD, don't take them for granted.

we all sacrifice something in order to grow, not just time, time is relative

Certainly Dr.

For academic women, this is difficult because they have responsibilities for their children.

Except if she finds support from her husband, she will continue her academic work.

I agree with Amir W. Al-Khafaji

Each commitment has its price. The choice is ours.

Regards

PS. Time never goes back.

Thank you all respected RG Scholars for the insightful answers

Best regards

Anthony Baidoo

Yes, he/she can, but should not - if he/she is not willing to lose the family

Family ties must be maintained at all times. Glued to academic work without having time with family pays very bitter results later in once life. If care is not taken, one's family may be broken and/or destroyed.

Keep busy with academics, find time and be with the family, make them feel your presence all the time. Involve family in research trips (I always do that), together with your research assistants.

There is always emptiness with high academic record and zero social relation, especially family!

I will say NO! Don't be ingrossed in your academic career, to the extent, that you forget to value, appreciate and enjoy the company of those you are actually working for.

One of the components of academic research is time control, the distribution of balanced time between all the requirements of life is the art of life and one of the conditions of success

The ways young female academic people use to mix carrier and rearing up children are manifold in Western European countries, Such way is complex but not impossible to go in order to make compatible such different things like studying and to give birth to a child (with full intention), I have some experience seen the situation of the own family and the academic carriers of the female part. The ways to realize this are manifold. The first way is to get pregnant during studying time. Universities in Germany and Scandinavia - also in further countries, I suppose -are prepared to take care for studying young mothers with special offers of rooms and service. Sure, some additional support by the father of the child (friend oder husband) or families must not be absent, things can have a good balance, studying time is a bit longer, perhaps. So one of my next relatives solved the problem. But exact time tables are absolutely necessary for getting success in such plan. We have interesting events, fates, experiences in our family with such problems. The other way is an early marriage, getting the number of children which are desired, and beginning with university studying later when children and their age such opportunities make possible.This means the age of the mother is a bit advanced.

It is an error to think that conditions to be successful on this way only depend from family. All concerned institutions of society, especially institutions of vocational training, working places, administrations etc. must help that young mothers can bring along their baby or toddler where she is working or studying.

The whole issue depends on the relationship and understanding between the couple. A young academic is faced with the dilemma, one , attending to or devoting time for the family and pursuing a career for the future. the fact remains that the two are very important and are in conflict. thus, the way to go about it required a sense of wisdom from the person involved. I have seen situations where a young academic commit all his time to his family at the early stage of their career. Unfortunately, in some years later, most of his mates were ahead of him. The wife was one of those that were criticizing him later. I have also seen situations were some academia who don't have time for their families have lost it all. Despite their success in academics, they are living a miserable life without a good family.

Thus, as the Bible says "wisdom is profitable to direct"

Many thanks to you all respected RG scholars

BEST REGARDS

Anthony Baidoo

The best thing is to give enough time both to the race and to the family; and in times of higher professional requirements, even if the time dedicated to the family decreases, it does not diminish the quality of care.

There are key life stages that we might not be able to enjoy if we sacrifice our time for career, no doubt it career is important but I guess striking a balance is crucial, spare some thoughts for female academics, its a different challenge there.

Not at all. It is not worth it.

Young scientists are riding on the horns of a dilemma : Either following their scientific goals or sticking to the family affairs. Both of these options are problematic. The way out of such enigma is another alternative whereby a the young researcher can opt for a middle of the road approach spending time both on scientific pursuits and family affairs simultaneously. By failing to plan ahead, the young scientist would experience a very hard time. In point of fact, by cooperation and collaboration with one's spouse, one can manage likely disputes because alone we can do very little but together we can do a lot. Cooperation brings trust and understanding because it is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by cooperating with others. Too much of anything may not be practical , very often, moderation is the only solution.

Absolutely not. You have no guarantees of tomorrow. Learn to balance your life, your people, and your academic priorities and then carry that balance throughout your entire career.

A big no.....Because this is the most important time of his life......

It is your life your choices. If you are committed to spending time at work now discuss it with your family. I never wanted to spend time at work with my family and outside work without them. But it is up to you how you spend your days. No one else's - what fits you might not fit anyone else so just trust you enjoy your life. This is not rehearsal.