The sight of rain is not what parents want during the school holidays
Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: What most drives parents up the wall when kids are off school?
Parents’ top 10 school holiday peeves:
- Overpriced activities
- Not having enough things to do to keep the kids busy
- Bad weather
- Messy house
- Kids squabbling over the remote/tablet
- Hearing ‘are we nearly there yet’ on every car journey
- Watching the same DVD ten times a day, with accompanying soundtrack
- Pop music on repeat
- Traffic jams
- Kids’ friends’ food dislikes/allergies
Source: Research from VoucherCodes.co.uk
When annoys you most when your children are on school holiday? What tips do you have for keeping the kids entertained? Post a comment below, or on Twitter using #nsstatchat
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