Only 47 per
cent of parents felt concerned by this, but poorer or younger parents were more likely to be worried, as were those with children at secondary school.
Not exact matches
The report also found that one in five young
parents worry about the prospect
of their child self - harming or
feeling suicidal and only 10 per
cent of parents would turn to a children's charity or a church for support.
By eight months, just over 90 per
cent of the infants were having daily finger foods, but 35 per
cent of parents still
felt that their children needed to be fully fed at meal times.
In the ASG survey, 84 per
cent of parents said they
felt their child's school values their involvement in their child's learning and 83 per
cent attend
parent - teacher interviews and consultations.
Only 17 per
cent of parents approached
felt that extension
of free nursery provision was a priority, while 28 per
cent considered a reduction in university tuition fees from # 9,000 per year to # 6,000 per years as a leading preference.
Seventy - one per
cent want a closer relationship with teachers compared to 62 %
of secondary school
parents, and two thirds (66 %)
feel their child would benefit from them being more involved.
Around 5,000 people responded to the survey, which found that 64 per
cent of participants
felt that their education was better than their
parents.
It also revealed that 61 per
cent of teachers
felt that
parents needed to be more involved in this part
of their children's education and 21 per
cent of teachers
felt that
parents do not take enough responsibility for the RSE aspect
of their child's development.
«Six out
of 10 (62 per
cent)
parents believe their child is upset easily by unexpected negative experiences, however, 49 per
cent feel that their child is not taught how to manage stress at school very well.»