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Parents’ regrets about how they raised their children

Parents plagued with guilt about mistakes they make when raising children also harbour deep regrets about what they wished they had done differently.

A study by MyMemory.com, researched the top regrets parents had about the way they had approached parenting.

Around 1,872 parents with a children aged between 2-4 years, took part in the study with the final results showing:
1 Wish I’d taken more photos of the baby- 63 per cent
2  Wish I’d not given the baby a dummy- 58 per cent
3  Wish I’d moved the baby into a separate room sooner- 51 per cent
4 Wish I’d recorded more videos of the baby- 49 per cent
5  Wish I’d breastfed- 45 per cent
6  Wish I’d not succumbed to cries so easily- 42 per cent
7  Wish I’d not let my baby sleep in same bed as me- 37 per cent
8  Wish I’d not rewarded good behaviour with junk food- 36 per cent
9 Wish I’d kept track of ‘firsts’ such as first word, first steps- 32 per cent
10 Wish I’d socialised my baby more- 29 per cent

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Bristol-based Jen Smith is editor of Chopsy Bristol. Jen has a background in multimedia design and freelance journalism, writing news and features for national publications. She has also run marketing campaigns, created social media content and built websites for businesses and organisations in Bristol. Recently, she contributed to the book - Our City: Community Activism In Bristol - published by Tangent Books.