Creative Child June 2020 | Page 18

special feature QUALITY TIME MAY TRUMP QUANTITY TIME but Quantity Time Begets Quality Time As a working mom, I took great solace in a recent study that showed the amount of time parents spend with their kids between the ages of 3 to 11 has virtually no effect on how they turn out, behaviorally, emotionally and academically. It was quality time that mattered, not quantity time, even though how much quality time needed was not stated. BY: Deborah Song 17