Could this be the formula to ensure family fun this summer?
Thanks to Butlins, who took it upon themselves to work with families across the UK to provide us with a new report that reveals the ingredients for the perfect day out.
The formula for family fun reveals some of the following;
• One of the main things getting in the way of family days is arguments about what people want to do – and keeping the harmony can actually prevent one in ten families spending time together
• Five times as many families do what their children want rather than something for the whole family to enjoy together – with one in 14 families ending up doing something no one wants to do
• So to offer a helping hand, Dr David Holmes has created the formula for the perfect family day, revealing a trip to the beach and a ride on a fairground is the ideal way to spend quality time together
• Parents also feel guilty about not being able to dedicate the time they’d want (12 per cent) to family time together, wishing they could spend an extra five weeks per year together, despite the trials of a family day
While my nieces are yet to get to pre-school, for other families this is perhaps essential knowledge for those who's kids have broken up for the summer holidays as parents across the UK strive to make the most of their time together.
The research of 1,000 parents and 500 kids for the Butlins ‘Family Fun-damentals Report’ uncovers that over one in ten (12 per cent) find keeping the harmony within the family gets in the way of this time, and one in 14 families (7 per cent) end up doing something no one wants to do during their time together.
So to give families a harmonious helping hand over the coming 42 days of summer holidays, Butlins has teamed up with leading psychologist Dr David Holmes to devise the formula for the perfect family day – based entirely on the research of 1,000 parents and 500 kids:
Perfect Family Day = (FT+TP) x (TA+NA) - W2
The research behind the formula reveals that – surprisingly - the whole family agree on what makes a perfect day together, uncovering that it takes place on a beach, with trip to a fairground, on a sunny day.
My favourite outage though, for an ideal day it would also involve 11 laughs, six cuddles and five kisses. I will TOTALLY be applying this to our own weekend break to Butlins at the end of August, watch this space for a how it goes...
What's more, Butlins is running a competition across the summer for families to win breaks at its resorts. Simply take a picture of you and your family enjoying a precious moment together, then choose your favourite social network to share it with them, using the hashtag #PreciousDays. For further information visit www.butlins.com/preciousdays
FT=Family interaction time (amount of time you spend together)
NA=Number of Activities you do together
TP=Types of Places to visit (TP)
E=Emotional Expression (number of times you laugh and hug as a family)
TA=What types of activities you do
W=The Great British weather
T=Amount of technology you use together (as a negative factor)
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