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Base: All Respondents (Spontaneous 450) Harder (net) 8 Because: | Mentions 100% |
| Not enough money | 17% |
| No child disciplining allowed | 14% |
| Children spoiled | 9% |
| Both parents working, no time for child | 8% |
| Lack of parenting skills | 6% |
| Too many distractions | 2% |
How's Your Neighborhood?
People do not blame the neighborhood for making
it more difficult to raise children.
- Two in three (66%) think their neighborhood today is, on balance,
better (37%) than or the same (29%) as the neighborhood they grew
up in.
The Threat of Violence
An overwhelming majority (85%) believe that violence is more of a problem than it was when they were growing up.
- Nearly 2 in 3 say it is "much more" of a problem.
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It is becoming increasingly clear through research on the brain as well as in other areas of study, that childhood needs play. Play acts as a forward feed mechanism into courageous, creative, rigorous thinking in adulthood.
--Tina Bruce, Professor, London Metropolitan University

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