Physician Explains the Most Beneficial Approach to Quality Family Time

In times like these, it’s easy to spend time together, but it is how we spend it that makes the difference in our children’s lives.

Try your hand at making something together, such as a birdhouse. Jack Frog/Shutterstock

By now we’ve probably all heard about the father arrested for playing catch with his daughter in a park. Regardless of whether you think the lockdown should continue, be lifted, or if you’re undecided on the issue, most people would agree that this incident was a bit heavy-handed. After all, one of the good things about this coronavirus is that families are spending more quality time together.

Quality family time is something long touted by physician Leonard Sax. Before this coronavirus, Sax made a name for himself by encouraging common-sense parenting. Putting away screens, making time for family dinners, and minimizing extracurricular activities were some of his suggestions for ensuring families and children thrived.