UK is 'sleepwalking into crisis of childhood', charity warns | Society | The Guardian - 0 views
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A survey of 5,000 children, parents and grandparents by the charity Action for Children (ACF) found a strong shared perception that modern childhoods were getting worse amid what the charity called unprecedented social pressures
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Two-thirds of parents and grandparents felt childhood was getting worse, and a third of children agreed. All agreed bullying – both online and offline – was the main problem, followed by pressure to fit in socially, which had become more intense as a result of social media.
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Children from low-income families were significantly more likely than their wealthier counterparts to report worries
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