Quantity or Quality Time?

Reggie Joiner has become a valued friend and he handed me his new book (co-authored with Carey Nieuwhof) last week called Parenting Beyond Your Capacity.

I love the way Reggie and Carey address the debate regarding whether parents should invest quantity or quality time with their kids.  They write, “It’s not quantity or quality time you need as a family – it’s the quantity of quality times”.

Beautiful.

As with so many so-called “debates,” the best answer is a creative both/and combination.  Parents need as much quality time as possible with their kids.

So the next time you wonder that yourself as a parent, or you’re having a discussion with a parent about time with their kids, feel free to share the importance of great quantity of great quality times.

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