Spending time does not mean, they are watching tv while you are in the same room on the phone. Im talking about actual interaction with them besides getting them bathed, dressed, fed.
2007-04-19 15:40:53 · 20 answers · asked by hbuckmeister 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Those without kids don't need to respond. (The teenagers) Unless, they have a comment about how much their parents spend time with them.
2007-04-19 15:48:39 · update #1
Bell, I am not blaming parents for not spending time with their children. I am simply asking a mere question. I am sorry you found it so offensive.
2007-04-19 16:05:36 · update #2
It is interesting how defensive you have gotten over this question, Bell.
2007-04-19 16:06:30 · update #3
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO bell!!
2007-04-19 16:48:48 · update #4
2 kids on profile and all of a sudden you have 3 kids in your response, Bell. Was that a typo? I do my homework to :)
2007-04-19 16:54:46 · update #5
not enough...geez now I feel all guilty............be back gonna go give them a kiss and make sure their sleeping
2007-04-19 15:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by got all I need 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's a good question.
If sitting on the sofa together while watching "real" Tv (Animal Planet, Discovery or the History Channel) and discussing what we're watching counts then I'd say 2-3 hours.
The tough part comes on the 3 nights I work. My daughter gets home at 2:30, I leave at 4:30 and she sometimes has softball practice or a Brownie meeting, and home work is started at 3:30. Those are the days that bum me out.
She and I make it a point to get up early in the morning and have breakfast together on those days. We have some quiet time to just chit chat about anything.
2007-04-19 22:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Considering I work part-time, and my child is only 8 months old (so she sleeps a lot), I spend about 1-2 hours with her on any given evening before she has to go to bed. Like you said, that doesn't count the interaction/play I have with her during her meals, baths, and changing time--all of which I consider equal to "actual" interaction with her, consdering I make those times fun, as well.
2007-04-19 22:45:52 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyday is different. We spend time in the mornings watching spongebob which we enjoy together and have breakfast. He goes off to school til 3 and then when he gets home we do homework for a while and go out in the backyard. Somedays he wants to be on the phone with his friend or playing his video games. He likes to help with dinner which I welcome and then we eat together. He usually plays video games for a bit after dinner and then we read, him to me and then me to him before his bath. I'm not sure exactly how much time that is but it's quality time and that's what's important. I also have 2 older teens who I rarely see as they are way too cool usually to hang out with me unless we're eating or watching a movie......sad really......but we laugh sometimes and it's the best!
2007-04-19 22:55:24 · answer #4 · answered by Incognito 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have kids, and I never want kids. But my mom used to spend every moment we were home interacting with us when we were kids. Which, depending on the day, was 5-9 hours. She had five of us, and she was, and still is, always playing games with us, just joking around, and teaching us new things. Now she is spending time teaching my sister and I how to cook a Real home cooked meal.
But I never really spent a whole lot of time with my dad. He was always working. Now they are divorced and we usually see him once a month.
2007-04-19 22:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Stark 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 to 3 hours
2007-04-19 22:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by SidBridge 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I work A LOT!!!! But I help her with her homework each night before the television gets turned on, we eat as a family every night and once every other week my daughter and I go on girls days which consist of beauty parlor trips or manicures or make-up sessions or shopping or just playing in the park
My husband has adventures on the alternating weekends with her and they do movies, ice cream, arcades, book stores and stuff
The nice thing is we always meet up for dinner and either he or I get to hear about her day....It gives us time to ourselves and warm fuzzies :o)
2007-04-19 22:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by Nehru 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when i was growing up(ages 1-18) my parents would always trie to spend as mch time with me as possible. Ranging from 1 hour to 3 hours just by ourselfs. But of course once i got older that time i was spending with my parents decreases change from 1-3 hours going to about half an hour. But you should always spend time with your child trying to give them a good influence. But it all depends on your childs age.
2007-04-19 22:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin Nguyen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A few hours a day. I am with them all day, but a lot of the time they keep themselves busy. But they usually want to play a game, go outside, read a book or whatever.
2007-04-19 22:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 hours
2007-04-19 22:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by Tiffany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the better question is,how much time your kid's are spending with you .
I found out after 3 teenager's ,im always home waiting for theme to eat dinner or even to say i love you ,quit blaming parent's for not spending time with their kid's ,many family's need two income's to survive .
the only time my kid's need me now ,it's to call and say i need to be dropped here or there ,for golf practice ,or volleyball ,or basketball ,or cheer-leading .
when they get home ,they don't want to spend time with me ,playing game board's ,or card's ,or sharing the day .
get a grip ,to much to do ,and they to busy .
just be a good parent ,and quit being your kid's best friend's ,they have plenty of their own.
2007-04-19 22:49:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋