The National Parent Survey 2024 is Parentkind’s new research that puts the views and voices of UK parents front and centre. Over 5,000 parents took the time to share their experiences and the challenges they face every day as a parent. This year’s survey covers a broad range of topics affecting parents, including mental health, screen time, the cost-of-living crisis and school attendance.
Some of the findings include:
- 3.7 million parents are struggling to pay their bills
- One in five parents struggle to afford the cost of sending their child to school
- Nearly one in four children don’t attend activities after school, paid or unpaid, rising to three in ten teenagers
- More than 5 million children have experienced a mental health challenge in the last year
- One in three parents don’t spend as much time as they would like to helping with school work
And in our region specifically (East Midlands)
- A child is most likely to have had a mental health issue in last 12 months
- Least likely to find parents’ evenings useful
Find out more and download the report from their website here.
dsga.org.uk 