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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Richard Jenkins

Research reveals the major fears parents have when their child starts secondary school

Tom Maddick / SWNS

The top worries parents have when their children start secondary school include bullying, whether they’ll make friends, and peer pressure.

A poll of 1,000 UK parents of children aged nine to 16 revealed the 30 main anxieties mums and dads share at this important transition.

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