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 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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