Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.

I'm sick of conferences these days.

He is neglecting his research these days.

He had grown senile recently.

He is out of circulation these days.

My brother has been much too rowdy lately.

I'm very busy these days.

I'm very busy these days.

I feel very lonely these days.

The trouble is that I am short of money these days.

Tom is riding high these days.

John is free from worry these days.

I've been in bad shape these days.

I am gardening these days just to kill time.

Nowadays she is lost in tennis.

Jobs are hard come by these days.

Everyone seems to be short of money these days.

We often hear about an energy crisis these days.

Nowadays, traveling costs a lot of money.

You don't seem to be yourself these days.