MUMBAI, INDIA, June 2, 2011 (Times of India): Called “Together Quotient,” a Nielsen study of more than 1,800 fathers and mothers in six major metros reveals that a sizable number of parents feel unsatisfied with the levels of involvement with their children.
The parents surveyed were between the age of 26 and 45 years, with children in the age group of 6 to 12 years. The cities scanned were Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, with an average household income of US$400 a month.
Expectedly, 70% parents across the six cities complained that a disproportionate work-life balance negatively impacts the involvement with their child. The survey revealed that both working parents spent more or less the same amount of time with their offspring–only two hours a day on weekdays, and four hours on weekends.