6 Some regional and national differences

8 What parents told us

10 Cost of living and poverty

16 Balancing work and home time

22 Mental health and wellbeing

30 The pressures on parents ’ time

36 Screen time and its impact

42 Parents ’ views on education

52 School attendance

60 Parents supporting learning

64 Parents ’ biggest challenges

66 What can we do to help parents ?

68 Methodology and sample demographics

Parents – anyone in a parenting role FSM – Free School Meals SEN – Special Educational Needs encompassing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ( SEND - England ), Additional Learning Needs ( ALN - Wales ), Additional Support Needs ( ASN - Scotland ) and SEN ( Special Educational Needs - Northern Ireland ) Teenagers – children aged 12-18 ( due to the age bands used in the questionnaire )

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