A poll of 1,000 working mothers who have had a child in the past five years found a fifth dreaded the idea of having to go back to work over fears they had ‘forgotten what to do’. While 23 per cent worried about the changes that had happened within their job role or company during their maternity leave. Others had …

The poll of 1,000 pre-school parents revealed children should also have fed the ducks, had a birthday party and met some friendly farm animals before starting primary school. Jumping on a bouncy castle, taking a trip to a toy shop and dancing with parents also ranked highly on the list of things to do in their formative years. It also …

A study of 1,000 parents of teenagers found 75 per cent think the ages of 13-19 are the most challenging years of raising children, with 32 per cent admitting they were ‘unprepared’. Coping with their mood swings is the most stressful thing about parenting a teenager (35 per cent), followed by helping them to make important life choices (32 per …

A survey of 2,000 13- to 19-year-olds revealed 41 per cent believe they are already leading a sustainable lifestyle. Recycling, avoiding water and food waste and using reusable carrier bags are the top things youngsters are doing to be more eco-friendly. A quarter of teens are already encouraging friends to recycle and 44 per cent acknowledge they’ve been inspired to …

A survey of 1,000 parents and 1,000 grandparents of children aged 5-12 found a growing movement to get their children to embrace outdoor activities and get away from the TV. As many as 60 per cent of children are now growing vegetables with their parents or guardians, with one in six naming a sunflower as their children’s favourite plant. Watering …

Research found 35 per cent of the 2,000 mums and dads polled said sitting down to dinner with everyone was a ‘stressful’ experience. And 41 per cent struggle to enjoy their own meal because their child is fussy with food. As a result, one in six would often prefer to have a sitting for the children first and eat their …

A study of 2,000 parents found youngsters aged two to 14 experience things like bruises, split lips and scratches a couple of times a week. Tripping up is often to blame for a wound (44 per cent), as well as falling off playground equipment (37 per cent) and falling on the stairs (20 per cent). As a result, the 64 …

This means that, based on a 12-hour day, children are spending more than a third of their time looking at screens and just six per cent outside. The study of 1,500 parents of children aged six to 16 found 63 per cent find it hard to get their child outdoors sometimes, with more than two in 10 (22 per cent) …

Although 60 per cent of youngsters aged between eight to 13 said they needed to be careful while using social media, 29 per cent have shared personal details and a third have posted pictures of things they own on group chats. And just under four in 10 (37 per cent) said they play games where they don’t know the players …

The poll of 1,000 parents aged over 45 who have had at least one child leave home found 65 per cent were looking forward to the day their kids finally left. Although 78 per cent of 55 to 64-year-olds were sad when then their last child moved out. Lower energy bills, only having to cook for one or two, and …