Parenting Help

Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare

Q. Do you think the government should provide more or less help in the following areas?

	Total more help	Total less help		Much more help	A little more help	The same amount of help	A little less help	Much less help	Don’t know
Parents who have a child with a disability	75%	3%		39%	36%	15%	2%	1%	6%
Support for low-income families to involve their children in activities like sports and music	64%	6%		25%	39%	22%	4%	2%	7%
Financial advice for low-income families	62%	5%		26%	36%	26%	3%	2%	7%
Health and medical services for babies and toddlers	57%	4%		22%	35%	32%	3%	1%	7%
Advice and support for divorced and separated parents	50%	7%		14%	36%	33%	4%	3%	11%
Kindergarten funding	50%	9%		17%	33%	32%	6%	3%	9%
Advice for parents from non-English speaking backgrounds	47%	12%		14%	33%	32%	6%	6%	9%

The most popular areas to provide more help were parents who have a child with a disability (75% more help), support for low-income families to participate in extra-curricular activities (64%), and financial advice for low-income families (62%).

A majority thought more help should be provided in each area, with the exception of advice for parents from non-English speaking backgrounds. However, 47% still thought more help should be provided in this area, and only 12% thought less help should be provided.