“Overcoming Guilt by Spending More Time Than Average How much time is enough to feel like a good parent? To answer this question, we must look at the average amount of time parents spend with their children a day. In America, the average amount of time university-educated moms spend with their children is 120 minutes a day. The number falls to just 85 minutes a day for university-educated dads. For parents without a university education, the time spent drops by roughly 20% each. If you want to at least feel like you’re doing a better parenting job than average, spend more than these average amounts of time a day with your children.”