Calculator reveals how often parents say "yes" or "no" to their children!
A new online calculator reveals how many times you'll say "yes" and "no" to your kids before they turn 16 compared to other parents.
And whether you let your kids stay up past their bedtime or if not quite, the calculator will tell you whether you're a playful mom or an arrogant dad.
The tool was developed after research found that parents say "no" to their children 8,395 times a year — to staying up late, eating candy before bed, and buying something when they shop are more likely to elicit a negative response.
A survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 1 to 16 revealed that they reject their children's questions and inquiries an average of 23 times a day.
But fathers are more likely to say “yes” and “no” to their children than are mothers, according to research by children’s camp and family adventure holiday provider PGL, and results show that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) say “no” to their children over and over again.
Among those who felt they said "no" more often, more than half (54 percent) said they did so to help their children understand that they can't have it all.
And 37 percent do not want their children to spoil, while 34 percent do so to protect their children.
The most common things they were told "no" to include staying up at bedtime (29 percent), eating sweets before bed (29 percent), and buying something every time the family goes shopping (26 percent).
However, it turns out that parents will say "yes" more than "no" - a total of about 8,800 times a year.
The main reason for saying "yes" is because it is the easiest option (42 percent), but 32 percent want to let their children control their own decisions, and one-fifth have tried to raise their children in an environment where they are never told "no", and they always respond in a positive way.
The study also found that fathers find it difficult to say no, including to snacks between meals (12 per cent), sleeping in bed with mom and dad (11 per cent), and putting their homework off until later (8 per cent).
But 71 percent of parents surveyed believe that kids who are always told "yes" become spoiled, with three years of age considered the most difficult age for children to accept "no", and 32 percent have a "good cop, bad cop" approach to their Raising children with their partner - where one is strict and the other is more lax in dealing with the child.
Age also made a difference, with 38 per cent of parents of children aged eight to 16 believing they say "yes" to their children more often, compared to 31 per cent of those with children aged seven and under. .
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