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mmmmm b c4 tribune april 12 1989 kates corner kate gilderdale i families require nurturing just when fulltime parents were about to be listed as an en dangered species along comes an international survey which confirms the unsurprising fact that highpowered business ex ecutives have precious little time or energy to expend on their own children the survey published in last weeks toronto star found that more than half of leading ex ecutives spend less than two hours a week looking after their children and 27 per cent spend less than 15 minutes a day play ing with them over 40 per cent never read to their children a family relations expert sum marized things neatly its real ly devastating whats happen ing she said children are a very low priority in our society we are seeing the effects of this already and its going to get worse yet society continues to exert pressure on mothers to get back into the work force and pursue a career within months of having a child those determined to raise their own families are constantly be ing castigated with snide remarks like its all right for you but most people dont have the luxury of choice thats like saying you should sell your house because not everyone else can afford one for many families jobs for both parents are a matter of necessity rather than choice and obviously single parents have no other option but why should those who can stay at home be made to feel inadequate for tak- ing on the challenging frustrating and rewarding job of bringing up their own children when i had my first child ten and a half years ago it was con sidered acceptable to stay at honieat least until he reached sbhqolage-a- decade later stay- ath6me are regarded as dropouts who refuse to face their responsibilities in the real world its no longer enough to have a parttime job or to work flexible- hours to accommodate family life to be acceptable now you need a career and total commit ment to your business goals doesnt it seem strange that we dont feel the same dedication is necessary when it comes to the care and nurturing of our own children on my visits to schools im depressed by childrens em phasis on possessions and designer clothes their belief in the importance of status symbols and material wealth many of them are involved in expensive extracarricular ac tivities and spend their summers in designer camps but how often do they enjoy shared family experiences on the rare occasions everyone is at home the kids are usually glued to the tube while their parents struggle to keep up with cleaning cooking laundry and shopping they may be together physical ly but thats as far as it goes both mornings and evenings turn into a nightmare of rushing and nagging with frantic searches for lost homework skates or ballet shoes children need time to learn and grow without being scheduled to death by the pressures of their parents career commitments only by giving them that time can we bring back the true magic of the childhood years cyclists 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