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THEME II
MAKE FRIENDS WITH TIME
Jörgen Larsson PhD, of the Chalmers University of Technology,
Gothenburg, and author Fredrik Warberg, Föreningen Tidsverkstaden,
have had the main responsibility for designing the theme in cooperation
with Professor Karin C Ringsberg, Nordic School of Public Health NHV.
Purpose
The purpose of Theme II is to give
participants the chance to learn more about
the correlation between health and lifestyle
and our relationship with time, while also
finding time strategies that will benefit the
entire family.
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Theme II is divided into
four areas of discussion
Discussion area 1: Time pressure.
Reflection and discussion of how we experience time and time pressure.
Discussion area 2: Time profile.
To what extent do we find that we do not have enough time? How happy
are we with the way in which we divide and use our time for the various
day-to-day activities? To find the answers, the time profile is filled in by
each participant.
Discussion area 3: Expectations and norms.
How are we and our use of time affected by norms?
Discussion area 4: Strategies for increased temporal welfare.
Discussion about how our own temporal welfare can benefit children and
families. Strategies and initiatives for improving our temporal welfare.
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Table 1. How parents in the Nordic countries experience time
pressure in day-to-day life.
Source: NordChild 2011
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Discussion issues – Exercise 1
• Did any of you find there was little difference
between how you felt about this and how
you wished you felt about it?
• What was it like for the others among you?
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Worksheet 2(a) and (b)
True or false statements
1.
76% of all those with children living at home say they often have so much to do on weekdays that
they have difficulty finding time for everything that needs doing.
2. 31% of all those without children living at home say they often have so much to do on weekdays that
they have difficulty finding time for everything that needs doing.
3. People who are under time pressure spend 36 minutes less per working day sleeping, exercising and
socialising than those not under time pressure.
4. Between 1976 and 2004, the average weekly working hours of mothers of nursery school children
increased by just over 70%.
5. Between 1976 and 2004, the average weekly working hours of fathers of nursery school children
increased by 5%.
6. Around a quarter of fathers of children aged 3–4 years who work full time would like to work fewer
hours – even with reduced pay.
7. Mothers are ten times more likely than fathers to work part-time because they have children.
8. In 2009, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) paid out approx. SEK 2 billion
directly as a result of the diagnosis “stress reactions”.
9. In 2010, fathers took around 40% of parental leave.
10. When children list whom they most want to talk to when they are upset, “Dad” comes in 5th place.
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Table 2. Division of working hours by parents in the
Nordic countries 2011.
Source: NordChild 2011
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Discussion issues – Exercise 2
• How do you think children experience
time pressure?
• What do you think children feel time
pressure about?
• What do you think your child thinks about
you when you are under time pressure?
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Name:…………………………………………….. Date ..….. – …..… – 20…….
My Time Profile:
How is your temporal welfare? You can reflect on this using this Time Profile. Your Time Profile can also act as the basis
for interesting discussions with those close to you. The concept of “temporal welfare” covers both the extent to which
we find we have or do not have enough time, and how happy we are with the way in which we divide and use our time
for the necessary and pleasurable activities of everyday life. The Time Profile consist of 20 positively worded statements
where you indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement.
The reply options can be interpreted in different ways, but what is important is your own interpretation. Certain
questions contain two statements. In these cases, you must agree with both statements to choose the reply option
Completely agree.
Number of ticks
Number of ticks x
0, 1, 3 or 4 =
MY SCORE
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I rarely or never feel rushed, stressed or pressed for time
I think I have realistic ambitions about what I will have time to do on a daily basis
I find that my current day-to-day “pace of life” is reasonable
I don’t feel pressurised by the things that need to be done in the home
I devote as much time to the children as I would like
My partner and I spend enough time together to help maintain our relationship
I don’t think about work when I am with my family
I can spend the necessary time on things to do them well enough
I don’t feel pressurised by the things that need to be done in the home
I usually feel thoroughly rested
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I have time to recuperate whenever I am ill
I am happy with the way I divide my time on a day-to-day basis
I make a conscious choice about which activities to spend time on, discarding those I don't want to
I spend just the right number of hours a week at work (or other day-to-day activity)
I have enough time for my own interests
I spend just the right amount of time socialising
I find that I can influence the way I spend my time if I need to
I don’t spend any more time than I would like watching TV, online, playing TV, computer games, etc.
I spend the time I think I need to keep my body in trim
I have enough regular opportunities during the day to relax and feel calm
Once you have ticked off your answer, you can add one point to your current temporal welfare score. Don’t compare your
scores with those of others. By filling it in from time to time, however, you can compare your score with your previous results
and see if there have been any changes for you. First, add up the number of ticks in each column and then multiply by 0 for
each “completely disagree”, by 1 for each “mainly disagree”, by 3 for each “mainly agree”, and by 4 for each “completely
agree”. Add the subtotals together to give your current temporal welfare score. Then think of anything specific you can do to
change what you want and what you need. Good luck.
The Time Profile has been developed by the Association of Time Workshops (Föreningen Tidsverkstaden) and can be downloaded from www.tidsverkstaden.se
Issue for discussion – Exercise 2
• What will you be thinking of when you
consider the statements in the Time Profile?
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Discussion issues – Exercise 4
• What should a “good mother” and “good father”
be like according to the expectations and
norms of society today?
• What do you and your children tend to do
together?
• How much time do you spend on activities with
your child?
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Table 3. Children and their
parents’ activities in the Nordic
countries, divided into the
age groups 2–6 years
and 7–17 years.
Source: NordChild 2011
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What are society’s expectations and norms like
in terms of being a “successful person”?
Worksheet 4.
• Work
• Consumption
• Health and leisure time
• Relationships
• Other
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Discussion issues – Exercise 4
• Where do these norms come from?
• To what extent are we influenced by norms?
• What can we do so that we are influenced less?
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Worksheet 6. Strategies for increased temporal welfare.
1. Reduce expectations/ambitions:
2. Improve my use of resources:
a)
Are my ambitions, and the expectations surrounding
me, reasonable for me as the parent of a small child?
Which of the points below could I imagine myself
thinking about in more detail/trying?
Are there any other things you can try?
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concentrating a bit less on work
lowering my ambitions about keeping the house clean
and tidy
cutting back a bit on my own leisure interests
questioning the extent of the children’s leisure
activities
reducing consumption a little bit – fewer holidays,
gadgets, clothes and other possessions
lowering my ambitions about having an attractive
appearance
questioning how many friends and relatives it is
reasonable to find time for socialising with
not starting off any new time-consuming projects
turning down things that take a lot of time
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Do I use my time resources and those of other people
in a smart way?
Which of the points below could I imagine myself
thinking about in more detail/trying?
Are there any other things you can try?
reviewing how I spend my time and spending more
time on things that are really important, as well as
reining in the “time thieves” (things that take time but
don’t provide anything)
ensuring I get enough of the things that give me
strength and energy
equalling out the distribution of domestic chores
among the family
asking other people for help – family, friends,
neighbours, etc.
buying services that save time
discussing flexitime/home working/part-time working
for parents with my employer
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Worksheet 7. My personal time initiatives.
Things I must do to increase my temporal welfare and that of my family
• I must ……………………………………………………………………………………
• I must ……………………………………………………………………………………
• I must ……………………………………………………………………………………
• I must ……………………………………………………………………………………
It is better to decide on a few personal time initiatives that really produce results rather than on a lot that don’t. However,
if you do think up a lot of non time-consuming or demanding ways of improving your temporal welfare and that of
your family, you can write them down below.
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Worksheet 8. Examples of personal time initiatives – minor or
major things you can do to improve your temporal welfare.
 I must think “I can spend more time on this
when the children are older”
 I must put a note up at work: “children are
only young once”
 I must take a day off every four weeks to
spend with Gustav
 I must reserve some free evenings to do
spontaneous family things
 I must switch off all thoughts of work when I
am with the children
 I must postpone or scrap plans to renovate
the kitchen
 I must take the initiative for family advice
 I must have a chat to Sigrid about how many
activities a week is reasonable
 I must think positive thoughts when I cross
the doorstep coming home
 I must speak to the neighbours about
cooperating with dropping off and picking up
the children
 I must not watch TV alone
 I must ask for time to think before saying yes
or no... “nice of you to ask, I’ll see if I can”
 I must devise a more reasonable workload
 I must cut down on the number of activities
I’m involved with
 I must use GOOD ENOUGH as my mantra
 I must make a list of my perceived “mustdos” by 15 March at the latest and delete the
things that are unnecessary
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Discussion issues – Exercises 6, 7, 8
• What public, personal time initiatives have you
chosen?
• How many non-public, personal time initiatives
have you chosen?
• Are there other ways – apart from telling other
people, that is – to keep initiatives for
improvement alive?
• What more can you do to improve the conditions
for really getting to grips with your personal time
initiatives and not forgetting them?
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