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Prior to 1995, mothers spent an average of about 12 hours a week attending to the needs of their children, revealed the husband-and-wife economist team of Garey Ramey and Valerie A. But by the year 2002, that number had mounted to 21.2 hours a week for college-educated women whereas those with less education spent 15.9 hours with their kids.

A new study found that working parents need not feel guilty about spending less time with their kids. It revealed that they are spending far more time with their families as compared to the parents of earlier generations.

A dozen of surveys, during the time period from 1965 to 2007, were analyzed by two economists at the University of California, San Diego to see the amount of time spent on child care by parents of all income groups.

Prior to 1995, mothers spent an average of about 12 hours a week attending to the needs of their children, revealed the husband-and-wife economist team of Garey Ramey and Valerie A. But by the year 2002, that number had mounted to 21.2 hours a week for college-educated women whereas those with less education spent 15.9 hours with their kids.

This news is surely going to offer relief to the guilt-stricken working parents, confirmed family researchers.

Ellen Galinsky, President of the Families and Work Institute in New York said, “Parents are feeling like they don't have enough time with their children. It's a function of people working so hard, and they are worried they're shortchanging their children. I've never found a group of parents who believe they are spending enough time with their kids”.

As women are spending less time in cooking and cleaning their homes and men are devoting for lesser hours at office. This has enabled them to spare extra time for their kids.