Poorer Parents As Likely To Help Children As Rich

Poorer Parents As Likely To Help Children As Rich: A new piece of research, which was conducted by Bristol University, has refuted the idea that parents from a poor background are less involved in their children than those from a wealthier background.

Poorer Parents As Likely To Help Children As Rich

Poorer Parents As Likely To Help Children As Rich

The findings revealed that poorer parents are as likely to help with homework, play and read with their children, as those who are better-off financially.

The data, which was collated from the responses of 1,665 households in the UK highlighted that, in the week prior to the survey, over 50 per cent of the sample had read to their children and played with them on at least four days out of seven.

Similar statistics were found for those who ate meals with their children, helped with their child’s homework and watched television with one another.

Less than a third (28 per cent) of the parents in the sample claimed to have participated in sports activities with their child.

The findings of the study found no notable difference in the amount of sports or games played by poor and well-off parents with their children.

The same can be said for the proportions of parents who helped their children with their homework and read with them.

However, the findings did show that parents of a poorer background were more likely to watch television with their children on four or more days (34% did so, compared to less than a quarter – 24% – of other parents).

The results come following the release of research results from the organisers of the BETT educational show, which suggest that parents do all the homework in one family in six. These figures are based on a sample of 2000 parents.


 

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