Today’s Parental Concern -- Managing Family Holiday Expectations
According to a recent study commissioned by Connecticut Parent Teacher Student Association, (CT PTSA), conducted by Just Between Friends, a top parental concern during this holiday season and beyond is managing expectations when the family needs to tighten their financial belt.
Pittsburgh, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) November 30, 2010
The study, “Family Issues Important to Today’s Parents,” was conducted from mid-October through mid-November. Almost 200 parents in Connecticut responded to questions about issues important to their families. Specifically, participants were asked the level of importance in several categories that included: child safety, parent involvement, student success, health, wellness, parenting skills and financial topics.
According to the study, one of the most important financial issues for today’s parents is “Raising Financially Responsible Children” (69%).
CT PTSA plans to use the study results to develop and provide relevant programs for parents in their state. One of the questions posed to survey participants was how they would like to receive this type of information. More than 50% of respondents indicated they would prefer to access the information via the web. One-third mentioned they would like it emailed to them monthly.
“The results of this study provide us with real direction to develop programs needed by today’s Connecticut parents,” said Sally Boske, Executive Director of CT PTSA. “It will also help our leadership and workshop committees plan for future training sessions and workshops.”
Connecticut PTSAis a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization, established in 1900, to further the mission and objectives of the National PTA. Currently, CT PTSA is comprised of over 260 units and 50,000 members state-wide. Units can be found associated with individual schools or towns, on a state-wide basis.
“We’re pleased to help PTAs and other membership-based groups gain an understanding of their members’ needs,” said David Radin, President of Just Between Friends. “This study is important because today’s families face challenges that are different from previous generations.”
Just Between Friendsis the official membership management and communications system for PTA as well as other parent-centric groups. The web-based system strengthens groups while simplifying the lives of group leaders and members via modules for communications, directory creation, membership management and volunteer administration.
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