The children's charity surveyed 1,200 adults and found that 51 per cent were in favour of more government assistance in parenting, while 38 per cent were against the proposal. Calls for greater support were especially high among young adults. Eighty per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds wanted to see more support, compared with just 33 per cent of over-65s.
However, the survey found that 61 per cent of all those surveyed were put off asking for help for fear of being labelled as a bad parent. This feeling of stigmatisation was found to be particularly high among poorer families and 18- to 24-year-olds.
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