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14th February 2017
12:58pm GMT

"Most households will have an array of TVs, computers, smart phones and tablets and it's all too easy to spend our spare time on these rather than enjoying the time with your loved ones."Parenting blogger Susanna Scott says that the grim statistics aren't surprising with more and more kids online,
"Parents work hard during the week, and holidays can often be the only to spend quality time together. We've started banning mobile devices during our breaks, and when you are having fun together, they kids don't even notice they are device-free."The poll also found that 55% of parents don't feel they get to spend enough quality time with their children, with household chores, children's homework and long working hours named the biggest barriers. Quality time spent together at weekends only averages out at two hours and 43 minutes, or a total of five and a half hours across the week. Perhaps unsurprisingly for those of us who grew up without a mobile device surgically attached to our hand, three quarters of respondents believe that they spend less quality time with their children, than they did with their parents at the same age. Top ten reasons for a lack of quality time: Household chores Children's homework Long working hours School timetables Family members being more interested in their phone/tablets Children's extra-curricular activities Children would rather spend their time playing computer games Children would rather watch TV Parents working from home during the evenings and weekends Anti-social working hours Join the conversation on Twitter @HerFamilydotie
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