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Yet 60 per cent of parents said they «never» monitored their child's social media accounts and didn't know the passwords.

Moreover, 37 per cent of parents said they had no idea how much to budget for non-tuition expenses, such as books, supplies, groceries and accommodation.

Similarly, 67 per cent of parents said they had to remind their sons to study, compared to 55 per cent who said they had to remind their daughters.

Also, 74 per cent of parents said their children were more willing to try new things, and 60 per cent of teachers noticed improved confidence, resilience and well being.

Many become quickly oversubscribed despite not having the usual track record and, in a poll conducted for New Schools Network by Populus, 73 per cent of parents said they would consider sending their child to a new school.

A recent NASUWT survey found that in Scotland, 57 per cent of parents said that school uniform had to be purchased from a particular supplier and that restricting the purchase to one supplier often means the items are more expensive.

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.

Eighty per cent of parents said they were confident or very confident they would be able to protect their children from explicit images online, the NAHT survey found.

According to ParentMail, over 90 per cent of parents say they would prefer to pay for school items online, as it's more convenient than sending in cash or cheques.

Comprehensive schools came a close second with 41 per cent, while secondary moderns was the least favoured choice with just 12 per cent of parents saying they would prefer their child to learn at one.

Not exact matches

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The parent of Jared, Kay and Zales said weather - related incidents shaved 10 cents a share off its earnings.

When young adults do ask parents for their two cents on saving, they often do so with a heavy dose of skepticism, says Lisa Szykman, associate professor at William & Mary School of Business, who has run focus - group research exploring young adults» personal finance behavior.

As many as 95 per cent of these buyers are reliant on mortgages to make their real estate purchases, and the «vast majority» also receive considerable financial assistance from their Boomer parents, the study says.

It's no surprise that parents of young children, says Statistics Canada, now carry debt worth 180 per cent of their after - tax income, well above the already - elevated national average of 161 per cent.

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TORONTO, January 27, 2015 - While a majority (72 per cent) of younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 say they owe it to their parents to keep them comfortable in retirement, a higher majority (76 per cent) of their parents» Boomer generation (aged 50 - 69) doesn't want this «IOU», according to the 2015 RBC Financial Independence in Retirement Poll.

The children's charity also found that although eight out of ten parents in a YouGov poll said that they knew what to say to their child to keep them safe online, only 28 per cent had actually mentioned privacy settings to them and just 20 per cent discussed location settings.

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The Lullaby Trust «s Judith Howard has been advising and helping parents who have lost children to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) for several years and has said: «Ninety per cent of sudden infant deaths happen in the first six months and we're now finding that when you get a death in the first month of life, it's nearly always because the baby has been co-sleeping or bed - sharing with a parent.

The parents who spoke to Joy News Tuesday said they are made to pay monies ranging from cents 10 to cents 30 or risk the registration of their wards.

Personally, it is heart - warming when a parent runs up to you and says «thank you» for putting money in herpurse, because she did not have to pay Gh cents 2,000.00 for her two children in SHS; or whenan excited teacher traineeshows you the text message notification of her allowance received.

Eighty - two per cent said their parents have a lot or a fair amount of influence on them, whereas 77 % cited their friends.

Unvaccinated girls from black backgrounds were most likely — 20 per cent of those surveyed — to say their parents did not allow them to have the vaccination but without providing further explanation.

Professor Alastair Lewis, from York's Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, said: «Over 40 per cent of children have at least one smoking parent and whereas there is a general public awareness about the harms of second hand smoke, there is little knowledge about the dangers of third hand smoke.

The majority of all parents said they helped their children learn how to safely use social media — the split was 52 per cent for those with children in the early years, 71 per cent for primary and 81 per cent for secondary.

Only 25 per cent of Australian parents said sex education was best learnt at school, but the figure increased to 62 per cent for Indian and other Asian parents.

In PTA UK's summer 2015 Parent Insights Survey, 85 per cent of those parents surveyed stated they want a say in education with 79 per cent wanting to actively support their child's school.

Forty - five per cent of respondents said their school does not have a policy in place to deal with parental contact out - of - hours, meaning that many are expected to respond to emails and texts from parents during evenings and weekends.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «Despite rising pupil numbers, 95.9 per cent of parents in England received an offer at one of their top three preferred primary schools in 2015.

Annabel Karmel MBE, leading children's food expert and well - regarded parenting author, said: «With almost 20 per cent of children deemed obese by the time they leave primary school at age 11, healthy eating must become commonplace in the daily school routine.

Almost a third (29 per cent) said that they are expected to respond immediately when they are contacted by a parent out of school.

According to the research, 23 per cent of parents with children eating a free infant meal say the main benefit to their child is the greater variety of food they will now eat.

According to analysis of the OECD's PISA survey published by the Sutton Trust, 50 per cent of the most disadvantaged 15 - year - olds said their parents regularly helped with their homework, compared with 68 per cent of their better - off classmates.

A separate survey of 1,003 parents across Britain also showed that 92 per cent of respondents think schools have a duty to support the wellbeing and mental health of students, while more than half said they want more information about what their child's school is doing to promote this.

And although an overwhelming 93 per cent said they enjoyed their experience of freedom away from their parents, nearly half agree their current job is in no way related to their degree.

The majority of parents (65 per cent) say they give presents because they like to show appreciation, and nearly eight out of ten say that their child enjoys giving their teacher a gift.

Reporting the findings of an annual survey of Australian parents, grandparents and guardians, Monash University academics Associate Professor Shane Phillipson and Associate Professor Sivanes Phillipson say 84 per cent think their child's teacher is highly educated but a smaller number don't agree.

Santander also found that the sacrifices these parents make go beyond financial, with 17 per cent having changed jobs as a result of the move, 20 per cent saying they were forced to downsize and 15 per cent saying they moved to an area they did not like.

1,067 parents responded to a YouGov poll, which was conducted on behalf of Ofsted, with 70 per cent saying they think inspections should take place every one or two years regardless of the previous inspection grade.

Fifty - six per cent of school leaders in mainstream schools across England said they had encountered negative or offensive comments on social media from children's parents over the past year.

The Income Collection Survey had responses from more than 800 schools and showed that 48 per cent of parents now pay online or via an alternative method, with 46 of parents saying they pay for meals solely online.

Twenty - nine per cent of parents have said that a lack of cycle routes was a barrier for their child travelling actively to school each day

France was the country with the highest proportion of parents who thought the standard of education had got worse in the last decade (70 per cent), while countries with the most positive ratings included China, Singapore and Indonesia (70 per cent said the standard had got better).

On average, 25 per cent of parents around the world said they helped their child for seven hours or more, but almost the same proportion (23 per cent) said they didn't help at all.

Only nine per cent of children and young people, and six per cent of parents, said they had found it easy to get the support they needed.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «Despite rising pupil numbers, 95 per cent of parents received an offer at one of their three preferred schools last year.

Nick Timothy, the network's director, said that more than 70 per cent of free schools had been set up by teachers or existing schools, and that parent or charity groups proposing free schools needed to demonstrate they had «first - rate professional advice from an experienced, senior teacher».

«In a recent survey of parents by Populus, 81 per cent of parents who expressed a view said they would welcome a free school in their local area and 73 per cent said they would consider sending their child to a free school.»

More than half of parents (63 per cent) who were asked to give money said they did not know, or were «unsure», how the contribution was spent.