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School stress tops parents fears for 2019
Ceren Sagir - 29 December 2018
40 per cent say their main worry is about their children suffering exam and school stress
SCHOOL stress is what parents are most worried about for their children in the new year, a survey reveals today.
A poll of more than 1,000 parents of four to 18-year-olds by children’s charity Barnardo’s found that 86 per cent had concerns about what 2019 would have in store for their children.
More than 40 per cent said their main worry was about their children suffering exam and school stress.... See more
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