Quality Time Is A Copout. Politicians Are Trying To Make It Dangerous
Key takeaways
- Politicians Are Trying To Make It Dangerous By John Tamny,
- VAIL, CO - JUNE 9, 2017: Two teenage boys use their smartphones as they sit on a bench in Vail, Colorado.
- About what you’ve just read, it shouldn’t be construed as an attack on parents for whom quality time is the only parental option.
Policy Quality Time Is A Copout. Politicians Are Trying To Make It Dangerous By John Tamny,
VAIL, CO - JUNE 9, 2017: Two teenage boys use their smartphones as they sit on a bench in Vail, Colorado. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)Getty Images With kids, it’s all about quantity time. Parents intuitively know this because they know how much their kids value time with them. It’s a reminder that, as the title of this opinion piece indicates, a parental focus on “quality time” is a bit of a copout.
About what you’ve just read, it shouldn’t be construed as an attack on parents for whom quality time is the only parental option. Some parents are legitimately stretched with work and other time constraints that render time with the kids a challenge. What you’re about to read isn’t a critique of them.