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Relationship with Parents

This section references various interactions between children and parents. Here, we present data on how easy children find talking to their parents when something is bothering them and also how often parents do various activities with their children.

Frequency: Every 4 years
Source: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey, Health Promotion Research Centre
Source: State of the Nations Children (SONC) report, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Source: Children and Young People's Indicator Set, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Percentage of children who reported that they find it easy to talk to their mother when something is really bothering them by age

Percentage of children who reported that they find it easy to talk to their father when something is really bothering them by age

Percentage of children aged 10-17 years who reported that they find it easy to talk to their mother/father when something is really bothering them

Percentage of children who reported that they find it easy to talk to their mother/father when something is really bothering them

Frequency: Every 3 years
Source: Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Source: State of the Nations Children (SONC) report, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Percentage of children aged 15 who reported that their parents spent time doing the following activities with them several times a week

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