Analysis of calls taken by the charity’s Parentline between July 2010 and June 2011 revealed that of 39,258 calls, 27 per cent were seeking advice on children’s behaviour with parents frequently reporting feelings of helplessness.
But respondents to a web survey conducted over a month between September and October 2011 found that only 56 per cent of parents had sought help for their child’s aggressive behaviour.
Of the 205 parents and carers who completed the survey, 44 per cent reported that children misbehaved almost every day and in 70 per cent of cases this misbehaviour involved angry outbursts, swearing and aggression towards parents or their siblings.
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