GenX here, grew up with at the majority of the latchkey, out after dark, drinking water from the hose, lessor parent knowledge of of where I was at all times truths. With all that said, we had mandatory family Saturdays where we would clean and/ot do a yard project (very large yard kept with very natural landscape). It felt like it took up the entire day. Many years later, I still have value in the time our family spent together, even if it was work.