Most parents concerned their child isnt reaching their full potential, new research finds

Almost two-thirds of parents (64%) are concerned that their child isn’t reaching their full potential, according to new research.A survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children revealed that another 42% are more stressed than ever before about their child’s academic success.From concerns about safety (37%), to emotional well-being (37%), social development (28%), behavioral issues (23%) and more, it’s no secret that many factors play a role in children’s success both academically and in life.According to the results, 85% of parents notice something that concerns them about their child on a monthly basis, with 20% indicating that it’s a daily occurrence.This was especially true for parents of elementary school children, as 28% notice something concerning every day.As a first step, many parents (45%) spoke to their child about the issue they noticed, others spoke to their child’s teacher (20%), while some tried to solve the problem on their own (10%).Another two-thirds (66%) are concerned about their child’s growth and development.These concerns were prompted by their child’s grades (28%), developing a new behavior or habit (28%) or even a comment from their child (22%) or their child’s teacher (20%).Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Presence, results found that almost all of today’s parents (92%) are willing to go to “any lengths necessary” to ensure that their child is excelling in school. But even so, 52% are concerned about what their child’s peers will think of them and 72% of those respondents admit that other people’s opinions have an impact on their willingness to get their child assessed for a learning disability. However, as their child gets older, the impact of other people’s opinions diminishes.Almost four in five (79%) of parents of preschool or kindergarteners are influenced by how others perceive their child, compared to 75% of middle school parents and only 69% of high school parents.Despite their hesitations...