Over 40% of Scots parents admit they don’t like their child’s friends

NEW research has found that more than 40% of Scots parents admit they actively dislike one or more of their children’s friends – and one in three can’t stand the parents of their kid’s pals!

As the summer holidays get underway across the country, the study for voucherbox.co.uk has revealed the reasons for parents disliking their youngster’s acquaintances vary dramatically, but the most likely reasons are because they are badly behaved, obnoxious, bullying or manipulative.

15% of Scottish parents dislike their child’s friend for misbehaviour, while 12% of parents think their kid’s best mate is spoilt.

When it comes to their parents, 29% of mothers and 31% of dads of dads dislike them too, with 17% claiming the reason is because they don’t control their child properly and 7% feeling as though they can’t be trusted with their children.

Mums are less likely to do anything about it while dads are more likely to actively encourage their kids to make pals elsewhere.

Shane Forster, Country Manager of Voucherbox.co.uk says “Whether their kids will make friends is always a worry for parents.

“However, we don’t often think about what to do when they do make friends, but the grown ups don’t like them! We are more used to learning about tension on the playground between kids rather than between adults, but it has been very interesting to see that when it comes to the parents they can often disapprove of their child’s choice of playmate!”