What Scottish Parents tell us, new research

• Nearly half ( 45%) of families are finding it harder to to pay their bills than a year ago.
• Parents rely heavily on informal childcare
• Nearly a three quarters (72%) of parents say they don't know where to go for advice and support in bringing up children
• Money, work and children's behaviour were the top three sources of stress for Scottish parents

These are just some of the fascinating findings of a Ipsos MORI poll undertaken for Parenting across Scotland entitled What Scottish Parents Tell Us. Parenting across Scotland commissioned the poll to seek parents ' experiences of a range of parenting issues:

• How families are being affected by the recession
• Childcare and pre-school education
• Advice and support in bringing up children
• Attitudes to doctors Relationships
• Parents' future support needs

You can access the summary and full report at http://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/publications/polls-and-surveys.aspx