Pandemic blamed for rise in unhappiness
Nearly one in five children aged 10-17 in the UK – the equivalent of 1.1m – have reported being unhappy with their lives as a whole during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a survey by The Children’s Society.
The charity’s annual survey of children’s wellbeing was completed by just over 2,000 young people and their parents between April and June.
It found 18 per cent of children were dissatisfied with their lives overall. That is a marked increase in a figure which has ranged from 10 per cent to 13 per cent over the last five years.
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