Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago

Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by NDizzle on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:34PM (#15800608)

Sign them up for sports! Start with signing them up for everything as the season hits. Try everything once. Let them pick which things they continue with.

Go to the park to practice said sports as a family. Take breaks to play on the play structures. Repeat as needed.

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by junkscience2017 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:45PM (#15800714)

we do, but I am also sick of every requirement to go outside being a scheduled event. there is no spontaneity to their lives, they only go outside when there is a practice or game for one of their sports.

btw their entire middle school is like this. I hope this is not a sad preview of their adult lives...locked in their homes on screens.

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by patejam on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:38PM (#15802555)

I don't have kids, and I'm still pretty young (23), but one of my favorite things to do as a kid was go camping with my family.

Have you thought about a "spontaneous" roadtrip and weekend camping trip somewhere with no reception?

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by mod on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:49AM (#15804891)

Joining scouts will also make a fair amount of camping happen. Not spontaneously.

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