MORE THAN HALF OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNDER 18 IDENTIFY BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON AS THE MOST STRESSFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, ACCORDING TO UNDERSTOOD.ORG STUDY
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Understood.org, the nonprofit dedicated to serving the 70 million people in the U.S. with learning and thinking differences like ADHD and dyslexia, released findings from its "Back-To-School Stress Study," conducted online by The Harris Poll, among over 550 U.S. parents of children under age 18. It reveals that the back-to-school season is often the most stressful time of year for parents across the country. Notably, nearly 9 in 10 (87%) parents of children under 18 report that back-to-school season causes them stress or anxiety. And parents of children who have learning and thinking differences — i.e., are neurodivergent or have been diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia — are more likely than other parents to say they feel stressed (39% vs. 28%, respectively), unprepared (19% vs. 12%), scared (17% vs. 9%), and/or lonely (10% vs. 3%) when it comes to back-to-school season.
- Parents of neurodivergent children are more likely to feel stressed, unprepared, scared, and lonely about back-to-school season.
- It reveals that the back-to-school season is often the most stressful time of year for parents across the country.
- Notably, nearly 9 in 10 (87%) parents of children under 18 report that back-to-school season causes them stress or anxiety.
- Over half (53%) of parents of children under 18 agree that back-to-school season is the most stressful time of year.