AUDIO: Best Ways Families Can Spend Time Together Each Week, featuring Focus on the Family 03/17/2025There’s no doubt that it can be easy to get caught up in the busyness of life and have a lot to do. A survey from Backyard Oasis of 3,000 families found that the average American family spends just 6 hours and 17 minutes of quality time together each week. However, a study by Pew Research Center shows around 73 percent of adults rate spending time with family as one of the most important things to them. Focus on the Family’s Gary Schneeberger says it’s important to be intentional with spending time with your family and offers some tips… Specific activities Schneeberger recommends are using guides of family conversation starters, games that require talking with each other, and studying the Bible and having open discussions about it. He emphasizes limiting electronics during family time, saying it can consume your time.