Child-to-Parent Abuse (CPA)

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Have any of your children ever behaved violently towards you or your partner, with intent to cause you physical harm?

2,320 answers

Yes – frequently

765 votes

33.0%

Yes - occasionally

1,009 votes

43.5%

Never

546 votes

23.5%

Had you ever heard of Child-to-Parent Abuse (CPA) before seeing this article?

2,320 answers

Yes

599 votes

25.8%

1,721 votes

74.2%

Would you say lockdown and school closures have had a negative impact on your child(ren)’s behaviour?

2,320 answers

Yes – behaviour is significantly worse

529 votes

22.8%

Yes – behaviour is often worse

751 votes

32.4%

No – behaviour is the same as before

721 votes

31.1%

No – behaviour has improved

319 votes

13.8%

If your child(ren) was ever deliberately violent towards you or your partner (punching, kicking, biting, threatening with intent to harm) what would you do?

2,320 answers - 3,448 votes

Talk to a friend or family member

1,095 votes

47.2%

Search for advice online

836 votes

36.0%

Nothing – I would keep it to myself

709 votes

30.6%

See my GP/local mental health services

591 votes

25.5%

Go to social services

217 votes

9.4%

In 2019, Scotland became the first country in the UK to make smacking your child(ren) illegal. Wales is set to introduce a similar law by 2022.

Do you agree smacking your own child(ren) should be illegal?

2,320 answers

Yes – I have never smacked my child(ren)

750 votes

32.3%

Yes – But I have smacked my child(ren) as punishment

637 votes

27.5%

No – But I have never smacked my child(ren)

791 votes

34.1%

No – I regularly use smacking as a punishment

142 votes

6.1%

How would you say lockdown and school closures have affected your parenting?

2,320 answers - 5,891 votes

My children get more screen time than ever before

1,400 votes

60.3%

I’m more stressed than before

1,262 votes

54.4%

I feel more guilt than before

1,114 votes

48.0%

I’m more impatient than before

862 votes

37.2%

I shout a lot more than before

698 votes

30.1%

Nothing has changed

353 votes

15.2%

I feel less guilt than before

98 votes

4.2%

I have used smacking as a punishment for the first time

59 votes

2.5%

I’m using smacking as a punishment more than before

45 votes

1.9%

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