Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | |
| It is important for parents to involve children in extra-curricular activities, such as sports and music | 79% | 2% | 33% | 46% | 15% | 2% | 0% | 4% | |
| It is important for a child’s development to not place too many expectations on them | 66% | 10% | 19% | 47% | 19% | 8% | 2% | 5% | |
| Raising children is more challenging these days than it has been in the past | 61% | 14% | 20% | 41% | 19% | 10% | 4% | 6% | |
| Information about support and services available to parents and families is easily accessible | 49% | 13% | 11% | 38% | 27% | 11% | 2% | 12% | |
| The government should provide more advice and services to help parents raise children | 43% | 20% | 9% | 34% | 32% | 15% | 5% | 5% | |
| Parents shouldn’t rely on their family too much to help with the day to day of raising their kids | 41% | 28% | 10% | 31% | 27% | 23% | 5% | 4% | |
| The best support a friend can provide in parenting is advice, rather than help | 27% | 32% | 6% | 21% | 33% | 25% | 7% | 8% |
79% thought it is important for parents to involve their children in extra-curricular activities, 66% thought it is important for a child’s development not to place too many expectations on them, and 61% thought that raising a child is more challenging these days than it has been in the past.
All statements received greater support than opposition, with the exception of “the best support a friend can provide in parenting is advice, rather than help”, which was supported by 27%, and opposed by 32%.