Results from the first 1600 participants in Iran

This report provides cross-sectional data from the approximately 1,600 parents/carers who have taken part, and completed the survey between 10/04/20 and 15/08/20. We aimed to report some preliminary findings from the first 1,600 participants who completed the survey1 and this was reached on 15/08/2020 by when 1,624 parents/carers had taken part. In this report, we focus on the following outcomes:

1. Parent/carer sources of stress
2. The percentage of children and young people who have not been communicating with their friends and family outside the household
3. The percentage of children and young people who have not spent time on physical activities and being outside
4. How children and young people are reported to spend their time
5. The percentage of children and young people who have not been communicating with their friends and family outside the household
6. The percentage of children and young people who have not spent time on physical activities and being outside

Findings

• Nearly all of parents 93% of parents in the survey were working in different forms. 7% were unemployed or seeking work.
• Child’s wellbeing is the most frequent source of stress for Iranian parents, followed by their child’s future.
• The top 3 stressors for parents/carers were (i) child’s wellbeing, (ii) children’s future, and (iii) child’s screen time.
• Over two-thirds of parents/carers reported that they were sufficiently meeting the needs of both work and their child during the pandemic.
• Just over one-third of the children and young people completed 2 or more hours of schoolwork per day.
• Nearly just 20% of children and young people are keeping in contact with friends via video chat.
• Around 35% of children and young people are getting more than 30 minutes of exercise per day.
• Over two-thirds of parents reported that their children were spending “nothing” or less than 30 minutes of energetic physical activity per day, inside or outside the house.