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# Time feels short
- URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/time-feels-short/
- Published: 2026-06-21T22:13:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-21T22:13:31.000Z
- Author: JR Ball

About **60%** of full-time working parents say they spend too little time with their children, according to a new Pew Research Center [survey](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/06/16/for-working-parents-the-boundary-between-work-and-family-is-often-blurred/?utm%5Fsource=Pew+Research+Center&utm%5Fcampaign=ffcbac4e4c-weekly%5F6-20-26&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F-ffcbac4e4c-401293053#the-blurred-lines-between-work-and-home), and most cite work obligations as the reason.

**Why it matters:** For millions of families, the challenge isn’t simply earning a living or raising children—it’s finding enough time to feel fully present doing either.

**Double duty:** For many parents, the line between work and family life has all but disappeared.

- **70%** say they handle parenting-related tasks while they’re working.
- **59%** say they handle work-related matters while spending time with their children.
- **54%** say balancing work and family responsibilities is difficult.

**Moms carry more:** Full-time working mothers are more likely than fathers to report struggling with balance, taking on a larger share of parenting responsibilities and feeling upset when work causes them to miss school events, games and other activities.

**The bottom line:** Workplace flexibility may make it easier to work anywhere, but for many parents it also means work follows them almost everywhere.