The article I read by Karrie Ann Snyder, entitled A Vocabulary of Motives: Understanding How Parents Define Quality Time was about how quality time is a phrase used at times to describe parenting success, but not everyone has the same definition of this word. The article describes the use of the Sloan 500 Family Study, in discovering the three main categories that can be used to define quality time with the family (Snyder, 2007, p. 320). Snyder’s main argument is that quality time is a highly debated topic that is often seen in the media today, but no one has ever bothered to specifically define the term, therefore leaving parents with contradicting information (Snyder, 2007, p. 320).
The data was collected through “a comprehensive study of over 500 families …show more content…
324). Second, was the development of quality time criteria, which consists of the five categories: purpose, activity, parenting role, time, and place, which were applied to a slightly larger sample (Snyder, 2007, p. 324, 325). Lastly, the development of quality time categories creates three general categories to put parents in based on their vocabulary of motives (Snyder, 2007, p. 325).
The results of the study showed “Most parents in the sample were either structured-planning (44%) or child centered (37%), with fewer parents subscribing to the time-available approach (19%). Mothers were more likely to be structured-planning (46%) or child centered (40%), whereas more fathers were drawn to the time-intensive approach (23%).” (Snyder, 2007, p. 324, 327). The parents who agree with the structured-planning approach, feel that quality time must be planned for a specific block of time when there are no outside distractions, the whole family is present, and it is usually educational or recreational (Snyder, 2007, p. 327, 331). This kind of quality time is usually very costly and time
The data was collected through “a comprehensive study of over 500 families …show more content…
324). Second, was the development of quality time criteria, which consists of the five categories: purpose, activity, parenting role, time, and place, which were applied to a slightly larger sample (Snyder, 2007, p. 324, 325). Lastly, the development of quality time categories creates three general categories to put parents in based on their vocabulary of motives (Snyder, 2007, p. 325).
The results of the study showed “Most parents in the sample were either structured-planning (44%) or child centered (37%), with fewer parents subscribing to the time-available approach (19%). Mothers were more likely to be structured-planning (46%) or child centered (40%), whereas more fathers were drawn to the time-intensive approach (23%).” (Snyder, 2007, p. 324, 327). The parents who agree with the structured-planning approach, feel that quality time must be planned for a specific block of time when there are no outside distractions, the whole family is present, and it is usually educational or recreational (Snyder, 2007, p. 327, 331). This kind of quality time is usually very costly and time