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5.32pm on Sunday night is when you finally get to put your feet up: Parents spend most of the weekend running around after children and doing chores, study finds

• At weekends, parents don't relax until 5.32pm on Sunday - study found
• Before that time, they are busy running around after children and pets
• Three quarters of those studied said weekend should be about family

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 19:40 EST, 6 June 2014 | Updated: 09:45 EST, 7 June 2014



Parents don’t usually relax at the weekend until 5.32pm on Sunday, according to a study.

Most of the weekend before that is spent running around after children and doing chores.

Three quarters of parents insist weekends should be about family and one in three claim it’s easiest to relax in the fresh air.



Down time: Parents only get to relax at 5.32pm on a Sunday following a busy weekend full of activities, a study has found. Three quarters of those studied said days off should be about family (library image)


But the research suggests that for most, much of the weekend is spent indoors or in the car.

On Saturdays parents are most likely to be found washing (69 per cent), cleaning (64 per cent), or cooking (62 per cent).

In addition to those tasks, Sundays tend to be dominated by taking children to visit friends and families (47 per cent) and gardening or DIY (46 per cent).

Working mum of two Janet Roberts, 40, of Southampton, Hants, said: 'Once the weekend comes I seem to spend most of the time catching up on household chores neglected during the week.

'With two young children there’s rarely a moment to sit down and relax.

'My husband and I love to spend a day out with the kids but life is often so much of a rush that we rarely plan ahead and before we know it it’s Sunday night.'

The survey of Asda shoppers was commissioned for Open Farm Sunday on June 8, which offers families the chance to visit farms and find out the story behind their food.



Active: Until Sunday, families are busy running around after their children and doing chores (library image)


Half of parents (51 per cent) wish they had more time to spend as a family at the weekend, yet only 46 per cent say they regularly take a day trip together.

Pearce Hughes, Agricultural Manager at Asda, said: 'Our shoppers appreciate the importance of spending time as a family but the challenges of modern life mean this can be difficult.

'Open Farm Sunday is the perfect opportunity for a family day out and to appreciate all that is done by our farmers to produce the food we eat.'

Annabel Shackleton, of Open Farm Sunday organisers LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) said: 'Family time is precious and it appears that it is in increasingly short supply.

'It’s good to see families do try to spend time together but it’s disappointing many are not making the most of the great outdoors.'

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2651226/Sunday-night-time-rest-parents-spend-weekend-running-children-doing-chores-study-finds.html#ixzz349o4XDlD
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