Some would say 'their current age'. However researchers have worked with thousands of families over decades and these are their results.
- Most parents say eight is the most difficult age to parent a child.
- 25% of parents say kids have the most brutal meltdowns between six and eight.
- Many parents were surprised that age six was easier than they expected.
- But, parents add that six is the average age where kids are most likely to embarrass them.
- The top ways kids embarrass parents include:
- Shouting something inappropriate (33%)
- Undressing in public (28%)
- Accidentally taking something without paying for it (27%)
- Getting lost in a store (26%)
- Having a tantrum (26%)
- Messy with food (25%)
- Hitting a sibling (23%)
- Fighting with a sibling (22%)
- Asking embarrassing questions (22%)
- Knocking over a store display (21%)
- On a positive note, things do eventually get better when it comes to parenting. In fact, the survey finds that the average age where parents start seeing their child as a friend is 19.