The average time a working parent spends with preadolescent children is barely half an hour a day.

The typical father and teenager may spend no more than three minutes per day alone together.

It's impossible for parents to properly train and influence their children if they don't spend time with them.

To increase the opportunities for quality communication—the kind where a parent and child can truly share heartfelt emotions and concerns in a trusting relationship—it is often necessary to first spend some time doing an activity the child enjoys. Quality time is natural and occurs because of trust and respect.