For Families Eyes Only

Busy Families and Time Management

By: anonymous

William R. Mattox, director of policy analysis for the Family Research Council in Washington, DC observed: “Families lack the time to be effective parents, supportive spouses, or good neighbors. People must spend many more hours working than they did a generation ago and children are growing up isolation. Cross-cultural studies show that parents in the United States spend less time with their children than parents in any other nation in the world. Setting aside time for busy parents is a huge challenge."

Here are a few time management strategies:

First, create a family time zone. According to Stephen R. Covey, author of “The Eighth Habit, “Time zones are large interchangeable blocks of time set aside for specific important activities as you organize your weeks.