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 tauntz on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:38PM (#15800653)

How old are your kids if you don't mind me asking? I'm from Easter-Europe so obviously a much different culture - my child's 3.5 and spends ~4 hours outside every day (except when he's sick or it's really raining outside) and I don't think that's enough to be honest - that's still 20h/day from his childhood spent trapped between 4 walls :(

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by junkscience2017 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:43PM (#15800696)

early teens. they should be outside.

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by brandonmenc on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:59AM (#15804933)

Teenagers don't really play outside.

I was outside all the time before age 13 - after that I started going to the mall and talking on the phone and working on the computer in lieu of outdoor activities.

This was back in the early 90s. No need to panic.

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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by GFischer on Thursday November 30, 2017 @10:12AM (#15816308)

Don't you have an equivalent to football (soccer) wherever you are?

I've heard many parents of teenagers complaining that it's hard to get them off their football matches (5-a-side soccer is huge here, and any street can become an impromptu pitch).

Of course, depends on the kid, you couldn't take me off books and computers (when available) as a teenager.

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