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Resolving to be involved: Goal-setting for parents and kids

1 in 2 mothers and 1 in 3 fathers have set goals to improve their parenting. The top parenting goal is to have more patience. 3 in 4 parents say setting goals has helped them improve their parenting. Over half of parents say their kids age 11-18 set personal goals.

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Supporting kids' goal-setting: % of parents of kids 11-18 who support their child's goals in the following ways. Celebrate attempts at improvement, 70%. Join their efforts, 58%. Help track progress, 52%. Provide financial support, 51%. Offer reward for achieving goal, 44%.

Supporting kids' goal-setting

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Sharing parenting advice through social media. % of parents of children age 0-4 using social media for these topics: toilet training, 44%; getting kids to sleep, 42%; nutrition/breastfeeding, 37%; discipline, 37%; behavior problems, 33%; vaccination, 26%.

Sharing parenting advice through social media

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Sharing on parenting: Getting advice through social media

4 in 5 parents of young children use social media to discuss parenting topics. Nearly half of parents rate social media as very useful for getting new ideas to try. 2 in 5 parents think it’s difficult to distinguish good vs bad advice on social media. More than half of parents use privacy settings or restrict who can see posts about their children.

Academic Publications

Parent opinion on peer support programs to promote adolescent mental health

2023 Nov 6
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740923004553?via%3Dihub=
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Do children have enough independence? Percent of parents who let their kids age 9-11 do the following without adult supervision: stay home for 30-60 minutes, 58%; find item at store while parent is in another aisle, 50%; walk/bike to a friend's house, 33%; trick-or-treating with friends, 15%.

Do children have enough independence?

Poll Reports

Promoting children's independence: What parents say vs do

3 in 4 parents say they make it a point to have their child do things themselves. Worry is the top reason parents give for their child not doing things independently. 1 in 4 parents have criticized another parent for not adequately supervising their child.

Poll Reports

Protecting children from poor air quality

3 in 4 parents are concerned about the impact of air quality problems on their child’s health. 2 in 3 parents report poor or unhealthy air quality in their area, most often related to wildfires. Among parents reporting poor air quality in their area, 1 in 5 believe it affected their child’s health.

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Protecting children's health in poor air quality. Percent of parents who did the following when air quality was poor: 69% kept windows closed; 68% limited child's time outdoors; 47% had child avoid strenuous outdoor activities; 19% purchased/used home air filter; 11% had child wear mask when outdoors

Protecting children's health in poor air quality

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Parents from lower-income household are more likely to view issues as a big problem for children 0-18. Low income: <$50,000. Middle income: $50,000-$99,999. High income: >/=$100,000. Unsafe neighborhoods: 46% low, 32% middle, and 22% high view it as a big problem. For bullying, 69% low, 57% middle, and 45% high view it as a big problem. For drinking/using drugs, 56% low, 52% middle, and 36% high view it as a big problem. For school violence, 61% low, 52% middle, and 42% high view it as a big problem.

Parents from lower-income households are more likely to view issues as a big problem for children 0-18