From: Tony Williams 

Don Hills wrote:
> In article , Tony Williams
 wrote:
>> I get the idea that a lot of time parents spend with kids now is driving
>> them to school and back, and when they get home the kids vanish into
>> their own rooms with their own TVs and computers. You see the quality
>> vs. quantity argument I'm making?
>
> Yep. It's not so much how much time you spend with them, it's whether the
> kids see it as enough. They need to feel confident that you're "always
> there" if they want/need you. Quality time together isn't just about
> activities, either. Both of my girls rate the time they spend sitting
> quietly reading with me or watching me work on something as highly as
> the time spent playing games etc together.
>
> (No TV or computer in the kids' room here. It's all in the family room
> next to the kitchen.)

Sounds like you're a good parent. It's wise to get the kids comfortable
with just having parents around, not only seeing them as over-attentive
taxi drivers. Teaches them how to behave in company too (there's an element
of wisdom in the seen-but-not-heard rule).

--
Tony

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