Sure parents want to connect to the kids, but often getting that outcome gets interfered with as the kids may think "the parents want to know what the kids are doing".
How often are kids interested in the adults lives? Wouldn't it be nice if when you came home the kids would ask "How your day was?" Well, those are thoughts of how interest, care, and love can be shown by others, but is it connecting on a real level?
A family of four has four people with their own lives and new events every day. In a short passage of time, major events in each person’s life happen and thus their deepest feelings and opinions about life are changed or are re-formed in subtle ways. Who knows about that, who do you share that change with, how can you set a space for that sharing to happen?
These are the real things to connect about. This related article talks about a tool that's a fun family game that can bring connection to families. That can stand up against time drains like social networking and texting, that can compete against TV and video games for truly being fun and fun with the family.