Who’s been playing with the kids toys?
A new research study found that on average a parent spends about a month of their own life playing their children’s toys, on their own.
The study claims that parents spend about 22 minutes a day playing with toys like dolls, bricks, and games, while their children are not playing.
This equates to about two and a half hours a week or five days a year. Thus, during the seven years that a child is ages four to eleven the parent will play on their own for about a month ten days.
The study also found that parents get angry, although they may not show it, when a child decides to play with the toy they are currently toying with.
Out of the parents surveyed, half stated they preferred Lego with the other half admitting they enjoyed puzzles and games.
The survey included 2,000 parents and was conducted by the Early Learning Centre which additionally found that 25% of parents purchased new toys out of their own boredom and not their child’s.
