Quantity Time > Quality Time

You may have heard it said that ‘it is not about the quantity of the time you spend with your kids but the quality of time spent.’ I understand the sentiment of that statement and I agree with that statement to an extent but with some nuance.

If you mean, by that statement, you should make the most of the time you have with your kids, then I agree. We should always seek to be intentional with the time we have with our kids.

In my recent conversation with Jeremy Pryor on my podcast, he mentioned that we should also be seeking to have quantity time with our family and children. Too many times that statement can mean, make the most of the couple hours you have with your kids in the evenings and plan fun vacations.

Jeremy challenged us, as fathers, to think differently. How can we spend as much time with our children as possible? He urges men to shape their entire lives around the goal of building a family team.

How can we include our children in everything that we do? Can we bring them to work with us. If not, why not?

Can you start a business that includes your children?

Can you include your children in your hobbies? If not, it may be time to rework your hobbies.

The challenge is to craft our lives in a way that can include our families in as many aspects as possible.

We have control over our lives. We get to decide how we spend our time. Seek moments wherever you can to include your children in your life.

Make the most of car rides.

Make the most of dinner time.

Make the most of bed time.

Bring them to work.

Where you are able, make more time.