The Average Parent Makes How Many Mistakes A Week?

By Brian Cleary

January 10, 2020

As a parent, how many times a week do you make a mistake when it comes to your kids?

According to a new survey of 2,000 American adults, parents screw up more than 4 times a week. That adds up to the average parent committing 221 little hiccups per year or almost 4,000 mistakes between when your child is born and when they turn 18 and become an adult..

The biggest mistakes parent say they make:

  1. Allowing children to have too much screen time (65 percent),
  2. Accidentally teaching children swear words (42 percent)
  3. Letting kids watch something not age appropriate (39 percent).

The survey was done for Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Check out the complete survey results by clicking here.

Mother lying on couch holding her baby girl
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