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08/10/2014
The poll, carried out by children's charity NSPCC, involved 2,000 adults and of those, 75% said they could still remember some advice they had received from their parents when they were younger.
'Practice makes perfect' was the most popular advice given to adults by their parents (63%), with 'treat others how you'd like to be treated' following close behind (62%). 'If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again' also proved memorable for 54% of respondents.
Other, perhaps more unusual, words of wisdom also made the list, with 30% citing 'eating carrots will help you see in the dark', while 26% said 'eat your crusts they'll make your hair curly'.
When it comes to these words of wisdom, 89% said their parents were the biggest source of advice, while their grandparents (49%) and teachers (28%) also shared invaluable information.
Interestingly, of the adults polled, 81% of mums and 72% of fathers said they now use the same well-known expressions with their own children.
When it comes to the genders, 25% of women said they live by the motto 'good things come to those who wait', while just 14% of men said the same.
Similarly, while more than half of women said they live by the phrase 'treat others how you'd like to be treated', 42% of men said the same.
The top 10 most influential sayings from childhood are:
1. Practice makes perfect (63%)
2. Treat others how you'd like to be treated (62%)
3. If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again (54%)
4. Manners cost nothing (52%)
5. Good things come to those who wait (47%)
6. You can't judge a book by its cover (45%)
7. Two wrongs don't make a right (41%)
8. It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts (38%)
9. Never say never (37%)
10. There's no time like the present (34%)
Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, said: "We're entering a fresh phase in the NSPCC's 130-year history. We want to show how actions that all of us can take, help ensure children's experiences are positive and one way of doing this is to impart words of wisdom. Abuse robs children of a happy childhood but it doesn't have to be that way."
The survey was carried out by the NSPCC to help launch 'every childhood is worth fighting for'; with the message of the research being that any adult can have a positive, and lasting, effect on a child's life.
(JP/MH)
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Parents' Most Influential Sayings Revealed
A new survey has revealed that some wisdom passed on to children, say with them throughout adulthood.The poll, carried out by children's charity NSPCC, involved 2,000 adults and of those, 75% said they could still remember some advice they had received from their parents when they were younger.
'Practice makes perfect' was the most popular advice given to adults by their parents (63%), with 'treat others how you'd like to be treated' following close behind (62%). 'If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again' also proved memorable for 54% of respondents.
Other, perhaps more unusual, words of wisdom also made the list, with 30% citing 'eating carrots will help you see in the dark', while 26% said 'eat your crusts they'll make your hair curly'.
When it comes to these words of wisdom, 89% said their parents were the biggest source of advice, while their grandparents (49%) and teachers (28%) also shared invaluable information.
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Interestingly, of the adults polled, 81% of mums and 72% of fathers said they now use the same well-known expressions with their own children.
When it comes to the genders, 25% of women said they live by the motto 'good things come to those who wait', while just 14% of men said the same.
Similarly, while more than half of women said they live by the phrase 'treat others how you'd like to be treated', 42% of men said the same.
The top 10 most influential sayings from childhood are:
1. Practice makes perfect (63%)
2. Treat others how you'd like to be treated (62%)
3. If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again (54%)
4. Manners cost nothing (52%)
5. Good things come to those who wait (47%)
6. You can't judge a book by its cover (45%)
7. Two wrongs don't make a right (41%)
8. It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts (38%)
9. Never say never (37%)
10. There's no time like the present (34%)
Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, said: "We're entering a fresh phase in the NSPCC's 130-year history. We want to show how actions that all of us can take, help ensure children's experiences are positive and one way of doing this is to impart words of wisdom. Abuse robs children of a happy childhood but it doesn't have to be that way."
The survey was carried out by the NSPCC to help launch 'every childhood is worth fighting for'; with the message of the research being that any adult can have a positive, and lasting, effect on a child's life.
(JP/MH)
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