Spending quality time with kids doesn’t mean that you have to select any particular day on your schedule. Rather you can fix a certain time a day for your kids which may help you to maintain a balanced life. Some parents are so busy with their profession that they can’t manage time for their kids. Here we are sharing some secrets that busy parents can follow to spend quality time with kids.
What does the research say?
Nowadays most parents are busy with daily stuff like cooking, laundry, bills, budgeting. Though kids are all day with them they cannot spend time with them. During this pandemic, the statement is truer. Parents are working from home and all the office activities are performed now in the home. As a result, parents become busier enough to spend quality time with kids. Research also shows that parents are spending more time than ever with their kids. A recent study stated, “The number of time mothers and fathers spend in child care has been climbing since the 1970s. Fathers’ time has nearly tripled from 2.6 hours a week spent with kids in 1965 to 7.2 in 2010. Mothers’ time with children rose from 10.5 hours a week in 1965 to 13.7 in 2010.”
Consequences of parents-kids disconnection
When kids don’t get enough quality time from their parents, they feel alone and depressed. As a result, the relation between parents and kids experiences more power struggle. Then kids don’t want to cooperate with their parents. Experts also suggest building a strong connection with kids to establish a relationship of cooperation. Connection always helps you to breed cooperation while disconnection promotes discord. To avoid this relationship disconnection, you must spend some quality time with kids.
How to make difference?
You may wonder that a simple analogy may crate all the differences. As you have limited time to perform all the scheduled tasks, include your kids in your daily activities. It doesn’t mean that you have to share all the responsibilities with your kids. Rather involve your kids in your daily washing or cooking. You can make a dish together to have some fun. After completing the act appreciate them for their performance. Thus, they can learn to value your activities. It also helps them to take responsibility.
