quality time vs quantity time.... which is which?

I have always thought that it was hypocritical of parents to say that I'm spending quality time with my kid. Cos there can be no quality without quantity. quality time is just another term for parents these days to make themselves feel less guilty that they are too absorbed with earning money to see their children grow up. they think they are earning money to provide their children with a better life, but what kids need is not that, but just some time being parented. ditto for those who spend so much time volunteering for good schools so as to get their kids into them. and ironically spend more time in the school than with their kids. Does it really help their kids more to have a good school, or to have parents? I don't think there's a way to measure quality time. basically a minimum amount of quantity needs to be there before it even has the potential of becoming quality time.

hahaha guess if it can be quantified it won't be quality time? it's rather difficult to define what exactly is quality time. it differs from person to person. example, quality time with a child could be three sets of his/her favourite games. but quality time with one's lover would likely be time spent doing things together. as for parents, i believe quality time spent would mean really talking to them. not just the usual umms and ahhs but really talking about life goals and plans for future.

its always is quality time.... you can say you spend quality time with your loveones when you can honestly say you are with them at that moment 100 percent, emotionally and physically.. without thinking of work, or friends

We have to understand that the time is not a faithful friend that will always stay with us when we wanted to. Time will always go and never will stay. So, once you have given the chance, you must take advantage while you still have it. Let me quote Rick Warren on his book "The Purpose Driven Life", he says THE BEST USE OF LIFE IS LOVE, THE BEST EXPRESSION OF LOVE IS TIME, THE BEST TIME TO LOVE IS NOW. Do not compete with quality or quantity time. Just do it what you can do right now, Spend now loving the people around you because their time will never be the same with you. And that is the same thing with your own life, it has its own time under the sun. If you want to use wisely your time, you better use it in loving God (if you believe that there is One), love your family and friends, love your job and anything that is dearest to you. Time is not with you, it is passing by so quickly and unnoticed! So, be careful how you use your time in this earth.