Half of households with more than one child spend at least an hour in heated argument, according to a study looking at how we live behind closed doors, carried out by Channel 4 ahead of a new documentary called The Family.
The series follows the ground-breaking Seventies fly-on-the-wall documentary of the same name.
While families may not alway get along, a majority of teenagers defied stereotypes to admit that they did love their parents. The YouGov poll of 1,000 parents and 500 teenagers found almost half of teenage boys said they would like to marry someone like their mother, while 98 per cent of teenagers admitted they loved their parents.
Nine in ten families sit down for dinner together while 69 per cent of teenagers think family is the most important thing.
Adults also revealed a number of surprising admission, with 13 per cent admitted they have a favourite child. One in five parents also admitted to loving the family pet as much as their children, while a third admitted at least one of their children was unplanned.
Channel 4 said: "The statistics shine a light on various aspects of modern family dynamics. This is an insight into what really goes on and how families relate to each other." The eight-part documentary will be broadcast next month.
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How does that compare to people on here?
Posted: 2008-08-22 11:42:56