Parents Struggling To Help Their Kids With Their Homework
When it comes to helping our kids it is being asked to help with homework that parents dread the most.
Two third of parents have revealed that they struggle when it comes to their kids' homework and formulas and fractions are the things that they find really tough.
Aviva commissioned the study of 2,000 parents and discovered that maths and science were the two subjects that parents struggle with the most. The research was commissioned to launch the Tackling Numbers programme in partnership with Premiership Rugby, aimed at improving children’s confidence in numeracy skills.
Maths topped the list as the subject that parents struggle with the most, with algebra, fractions and trigonometry least welcomed at home. As well as decimals and dimensions putting parents in a spin, Roman History and the Periodic Table also leave them scratching their heads.
The Top 10 Homework Topics Parents Dread Most
1. Algebra
2. Fractions
3. Trigonometry
4. Pythagoras theorem
5. Ratios
6. Roman history
7. Long division
8. American Civil War
9. The Periodic Table
10. Formation of atoms -protons/ neutrons
Over a third of parents worry that they’re being judged by their children’s teachers on the quality of their child’s homework, results showed.
More than half of the 2,000 studied now wished they had tried harder at school it emerged, with maths a topic they really regretted not focussing more on.
Perhaps that’s because three in ten felt pressure to know the answers when their child came to them for help and more than a fifth would rather avoid having to help or leave it to a partner.
Heather Smith, Marketing Director, Aviva UK said: "It’s unsurprising that maths tops the list of subjects parents dread the most. As a parent myself, I know first-hand the challenges faced when it comes to helping with homework.
"With over half of parents admitting they wished they’d tried harder at school, we have a responsibility to give our children the foundation for good financial literacy in in the future.
"Whether it’s at home or in the classroom, the Aviva Tackling Numbers programme is an engaging resource that builds children’s and parents’ confidence in numeracy skills".