Between education, health and safety, and social development, parents oversee a lot when it comes to their kids and it can be overwhelming. Moms and dads want to see their children reach their full potential, and new research finds that 64% of parents are afraid their child isn’t.
According to a survey of 2-thousand parents of school-age kids:
- Their biggest worry? Two-thirds (66%) say it’s their child’s growth and development.
- Other concerns for their children include safety (37%), emotional well-being (37%), social development (28%) and behavioral issues (23%).
- But 42% of moms and dads polled admit they’re more stressed than ever about their child’s academic success.
- While 85% of parents notice something that concerns them about their child once a month, 20% say it happens daily.
- When this happens, 45% say they start with talking to their child, while 20% talk to their child’s teacher and 10% try to solve the problem on their own.
- So, what’s triggering these concerns? Their kid’s grades (28%), them developing a new behavior or habit (28%), or a comment from their child (22%) or the child’s teacher (20%).
- To make sure their child is excelling in school, 92% of parents are willing to go to “any lengths necessary.”
- Parents believe their child was set back by the pandemic in terms of the quality of education (50%), learning loss (41%) and emotional development (40%).
- Today, 53% think their child is still academically behind and 91% of those parents fear their child will remain behind as long as they’re in school.
Source: Talker