Over Half of Parents Procrastinate on Organizing Kids' Photos? Survey Results Released on Preserving Childhood Memories!
KADOKAWA's 'Yomelba' website surveyed parents about storing photos and school projects. Results show nearly 90% have organizational issues, with 54.7% admitting they want to tidy up but keep putting it off.
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- 📰 Published: April 27, 2026 at 20:00
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Yomelba, a website operated by KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) that supports children's reading, is a web media outlet that provides various information to children, parents, and those working with children.
Memories such as photos, which are evidence of a child's growth, and 'works' like origami, paintings, and crafts made at nursery schools, kindergartens, and schools. While parents want to keep many of these, many may worry that they cannot keep up with organizing the ever-increasing photos or have trouble finding storage for 3D works. This time, we will introduce the results of a survey of Yomelba members regarding the reality of 'children's memory storage.' We will share survey results and comments on topics such as: Do you print photos? Do you buy photos from school? How do you store school projects?
● Survey Overview
- Content: Survey on children's photos and artwork
- Method: Internet survey (posted on the Yomelba website)
- Respondents: Yomelba members
- Period: March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026
- Valid responses: Results from 470 respondents with children out of 675 total valid responses are published.
* Please credit [Yomelba Survey] when using these results.
● Survey Summary
- Over half of respondents keep children's photos on smartphones without organizing them.
- Those who successfully organize photos tend to favor digital methods.
- Issues with school projects include 'storage space problems' and 'the difficulty of throwing things away.'
[Survey Results on Children's Photos and Artwork]
1. What is the current status of organizing your child's photos?
Nearly 90% have challenges. The most common response was 'I want to organize them, but I'm putting it off' at 54.7%, followed by 'I organize them a little, but I'm not satisfied' at 32.8%. This shows that nearly 90% of respondents want to organize their children's photos and works well but are not satisfied with their progress. Only 9.6% said they were 'organized and satisfied,' indicating that a very large number of people face challenges.
2. How do you save your child's photos?
When asked how they save their children's photos, the most common answer was 'saved on a smartphone or camera without being organized' at 54.89%. This was followed by 'using cloud services (Google Photos, iCloud, etc.)' at 42.77%, 'saved on a computer' at 27.87%, and 'saved on memory cards or hard disks' at 27.66%. On the other hand, 'summarizing in albums or photobooks' remained at 23.83%, and 'regularly printing and saving' was at only 13.83%. It seems that many households have accumulated vast amounts of data precisely because they can take photos so easily every day.
3. What are the reasons for storing photos in a printed state, or for not printing them?
When asked for the reason for storing photos in a printed state, 'to keep as a record of growth' was the most popular at 72.73%. This was followed by 'because they are easy to look back on (62.94%)' and 'because they are easy to share with children (49.65%).' Free-response comments included: 'I heard it raises children's self-esteem, so I display them at home' and 'I try to make a photobook of just a few favorites regularly so I can leave a tangible "form" to look back on with my child,' showing that a certain number of people feel the benefits of printing and developing.
On the other hand, the most common reason for not printing photos was 'it takes time and effort to print and organize (45.50%),' followed by 'data is easier to share (37.84%),' 'lack of storage space for printed photos or albums (34.91%),' and 'printing and albums are expensive (28.60%).' In the free responses, many voices expressed the gap between ideal and reality, such as: 'Since I take so many photos, it takes too much time to print them and I can't keep up. I try to print only good photos, but it makes me sad to think I can't keep memories of various scenes of my child,' and 'When my child was 0 years old, I had a little more time during childcare leave to print photos and go to studios, but after starting work, I don't have that luxury... I wish there was a system that makes it easy to get something like a commemorative photo.'
4. Do you have any concerns or problems regarding the organization or storage of your child's photos?
When asked about concerns, the top response was 'There are too many photos to organize' at 54.04%, and a close second was 'I want to organize, but I don't have time.'
Memories such as photos, which are evidence of a child's growth, and 'works' like origami, paintings, and crafts made at nursery schools, kindergartens, and schools. While parents want to keep many of these, many may worry that they cannot keep up with organizing the ever-increasing photos or have trouble finding storage for 3D works. This time, we will introduce the results of a survey of Yomelba members regarding the reality of 'children's memory storage.' We will share survey results and comments on topics such as: Do you print photos? Do you buy photos from school? How do you store school projects?
● Survey Overview
- Content: Survey on children's photos and artwork
- Method: Internet survey (posted on the Yomelba website)
- Respondents: Yomelba members
- Period: March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026
- Valid responses: Results from 470 respondents with children out of 675 total valid responses are published.
* Please credit [Yomelba Survey] when using these results.
● Survey Summary
- Over half of respondents keep children's photos on smartphones without organizing them.
- Those who successfully organize photos tend to favor digital methods.
- Issues with school projects include 'storage space problems' and 'the difficulty of throwing things away.'
[Survey Results on Children's Photos and Artwork]
1. What is the current status of organizing your child's photos?
Nearly 90% have challenges. The most common response was 'I want to organize them, but I'm putting it off' at 54.7%, followed by 'I organize them a little, but I'm not satisfied' at 32.8%. This shows that nearly 90% of respondents want to organize their children's photos and works well but are not satisfied with their progress. Only 9.6% said they were 'organized and satisfied,' indicating that a very large number of people face challenges.
2. How do you save your child's photos?
When asked how they save their children's photos, the most common answer was 'saved on a smartphone or camera without being organized' at 54.89%. This was followed by 'using cloud services (Google Photos, iCloud, etc.)' at 42.77%, 'saved on a computer' at 27.87%, and 'saved on memory cards or hard disks' at 27.66%. On the other hand, 'summarizing in albums or photobooks' remained at 23.83%, and 'regularly printing and saving' was at only 13.83%. It seems that many households have accumulated vast amounts of data precisely because they can take photos so easily every day.
3. What are the reasons for storing photos in a printed state, or for not printing them?
When asked for the reason for storing photos in a printed state, 'to keep as a record of growth' was the most popular at 72.73%. This was followed by 'because they are easy to look back on (62.94%)' and 'because they are easy to share with children (49.65%).' Free-response comments included: 'I heard it raises children's self-esteem, so I display them at home' and 'I try to make a photobook of just a few favorites regularly so I can leave a tangible "form" to look back on with my child,' showing that a certain number of people feel the benefits of printing and developing.
On the other hand, the most common reason for not printing photos was 'it takes time and effort to print and organize (45.50%),' followed by 'data is easier to share (37.84%),' 'lack of storage space for printed photos or albums (34.91%),' and 'printing and albums are expensive (28.60%).' In the free responses, many voices expressed the gap between ideal and reality, such as: 'Since I take so many photos, it takes too much time to print them and I can't keep up. I try to print only good photos, but it makes me sad to think I can't keep memories of various scenes of my child,' and 'When my child was 0 years old, I had a little more time during childcare leave to print photos and go to studios, but after starting work, I don't have that luxury... I wish there was a system that makes it easy to get something like a commemorative photo.'
4. Do you have any concerns or problems regarding the organization or storage of your child's photos?
When asked about concerns, the top response was 'There are too many photos to organize' at 54.04%, and a close second was 'I want to organize, but I don't have time.'