Is 49 minutes a day with your child enough?

49 Minutes a Day

A survey reported in the BBC news on the 25^th May 2010 found that parents spend on average 49 minutes a day with their children. The survey was done as a prelude to national family week in Britain next week which is being run to encourage families to spend more time together.

Whatever the source or validity of the survey, the findings based on interviewing 1000 children  reinforce important age-old wisdom. For one, most children would prefer to spend time with their parents than be bought gifts. Secondly, if parents prioritise making money over family time, children tend to ape that as they get older. Third, the majority of children crave time with their fathers who still tend to be absent more than mothers.

Nothing replaces quality time with your children. Every day make time to connect and find out what your child is going through. Enjoy spending time together and make household chores joint, fun filled activities. Stay at home and play board games rather than rushing off to see a movie where you sit parallel and do not interact for 2 hours.

Please let me know what you think about this survey.

Renee Mill has written 311 articles on this blog.

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