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Sunshine.co.uk has found that the recession has had an impact on today’s children when it comes to their holiday experiences. One in four children under the age of ten have not had a family holiday yet, with their parents or their siblings. The reason for this was not only financial difficulty but also family breakdown.
2% of parents said that they had not taken their children on holiday abroad or in the UK since they were born. The main reasons reported by the participants we family breakdown, 31%, financial difficulty, 29%, 16% said that they had not booked. 13% were too busy at work to take them and 9% wanted to wait until they were older.
31% of parents said that they dreaded going away with their small children on holiday, because it is hard to keep them occupied, 56%, however 28% said that they did actually enjoy time away with their kids.
Sadly, only 21% of parents believe that family holidays are essential for the earlier part of a child’s life.
Chris Clarkson, Managing Director of sunshine.co.uk, said the following:
“Family holidays mean different things to different people. Some youngsters might get to go away with the grandparents, whilst others might go away with other family members. However, it’s very sad that the traditional family holiday with both parents and any siblings of the youngster present seems to be dying out.
“Every child deserves to have a nice break, either abroad or in the UK, when they are growing up as it enables them to spend quality time with loved ones away from the distractions of things like gadgets and school work!”