What is the #1 Situation Where Parents Feel Anxious About Their Child's Learning: 'When Seeing Test Scores and Grades'. What Are the Anxious Situations and Desired Support?
NEXER and Monthly Popy conducted a joint survey on parents' awareness of their children's academic ability. It revealed that over 70% of parents are involved in their children's education while respecting their autonomy and maintaining a certain distance.
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■ What is the awareness of parents regarding their children's academic ability and learning environment?
How much interest do parents have in their children's academic ability and study habits, and how are they involved? Not a few parents respect their children's autonomy but still cannot wipe away their anxiety about academic ability.
Therefore, this time, in collaboration with the children's correspondence education and home study materials "Monthly Popy," we conducted a survey on "Parents' and Families' Awareness of Children's Academic Ability and Learning Environment" targeting 314 men and women nationwide who have children.
* When quoting the contents of this press release, please take the following actions.
- State that the source is "A survey by NEXER Co., Ltd. and Monthly Popy"
- Set up a link to Monthly Popy (https://www.popy.jp)
Survey Overview on "Parents' and Families' Awareness of Children's Academic Ability and Learning Environment"
Survey method: Internet questionnaire
Survey period: March 30, 2026 - April 2, 2026
Target audience: Men and women nationwide with children
Valid responses: 314 samples
Question contents:
Question 1: As a parent, how much interest/involvement do you (or did you) have in your child's academic ability and studies?
Question 2: Please tell us the reason.
Question 3: Have you ever felt anxious about whether your child can keep up with school classes or understand them?
Question 4: In what situations did you feel that way? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 5: Have you ever wanted your child to acquire the "ability to learn independently/study habits"?
Question 6: What are you doing or planning to do to achieve that?
Question 7: Have you ever felt that you "want more information or support" regarding child-rearing and education?
Question 8: What kind of information or support would be helpful? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 9: Regarding your child's academic ability and learning environment, please tell us if there is anything specific you think "it would be helpful to have this kind of support."
* As a general rule, percentages are rounded to the first decimal place, so the total may not exactly equal 100%.
■ 36.3% Answered "Basically Leave It to the Child Themselves"
First, we asked how much interest or involvement they have (or had) as a parent in their child's academic ability and studies.
As a result, 36.3% said they "basically leave it to the child themselves," 34.4% said they "are involved while watching over to some extent," 20.4% said they "are not very involved," and 8.9% said they "are actively involved."
Combining "leaving it to the child" and "involved while watching over" exceeds 70%, showing that many parents are involved in education with a certain sense of distance while respecting their child's autonomy.
So, for what reasons do parents take these stances?
We asked about the reasons for each answer, and here are some of them.
Those who answered "Actively involved"
- Because I think it's a parent's duty (Female in her 40s)
- Because I want them to study firmly from a young age (Female in her 40s)
- I want to teach them so they can understand properly (Female in her 50s)
Those who answered "Involved while watching over to some extent"
- Because saying too much seems to make them dislike it (Male in his 30s)
- Because parents studying together can help the child build a habit (Female in her 40s)
- Forcing them too much is meaningless. It places a bigger mental burden on the child (Female in her 40s)
Those who answered "Basically leave it to the child themselves"
- Because they won't acquire the skills unless they find it fun (Female in her 40s)
- Because forcing it doesn't motivate them (Male in his 40s)
- I want them to think for themselves without giving up (Male in his 50s)
Those who answered "Not very involved"
- Because I didn't do it myself, so I don't know how to be involved (Male in his 40s)
- Because even if I am involved, it ultimately depends on the child's own effort (Male in his 50s)
- I was busy with work and didn't have the bandwidth (Male in his 60s)
Parents' ways of involvement reflect each family's education...
How much interest do parents have in their children's academic ability and study habits, and how are they involved? Not a few parents respect their children's autonomy but still cannot wipe away their anxiety about academic ability.
Therefore, this time, in collaboration with the children's correspondence education and home study materials "Monthly Popy," we conducted a survey on "Parents' and Families' Awareness of Children's Academic Ability and Learning Environment" targeting 314 men and women nationwide who have children.
* When quoting the contents of this press release, please take the following actions.
- State that the source is "A survey by NEXER Co., Ltd. and Monthly Popy"
- Set up a link to Monthly Popy (https://www.popy.jp)
Survey Overview on "Parents' and Families' Awareness of Children's Academic Ability and Learning Environment"
Survey method: Internet questionnaire
Survey period: March 30, 2026 - April 2, 2026
Target audience: Men and women nationwide with children
Valid responses: 314 samples
Question contents:
Question 1: As a parent, how much interest/involvement do you (or did you) have in your child's academic ability and studies?
Question 2: Please tell us the reason.
Question 3: Have you ever felt anxious about whether your child can keep up with school classes or understand them?
Question 4: In what situations did you feel that way? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 5: Have you ever wanted your child to acquire the "ability to learn independently/study habits"?
Question 6: What are you doing or planning to do to achieve that?
Question 7: Have you ever felt that you "want more information or support" regarding child-rearing and education?
Question 8: What kind of information or support would be helpful? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 9: Regarding your child's academic ability and learning environment, please tell us if there is anything specific you think "it would be helpful to have this kind of support."
* As a general rule, percentages are rounded to the first decimal place, so the total may not exactly equal 100%.
■ 36.3% Answered "Basically Leave It to the Child Themselves"
First, we asked how much interest or involvement they have (or had) as a parent in their child's academic ability and studies.
As a result, 36.3% said they "basically leave it to the child themselves," 34.4% said they "are involved while watching over to some extent," 20.4% said they "are not very involved," and 8.9% said they "are actively involved."
Combining "leaving it to the child" and "involved while watching over" exceeds 70%, showing that many parents are involved in education with a certain sense of distance while respecting their child's autonomy.
So, for what reasons do parents take these stances?
We asked about the reasons for each answer, and here are some of them.
Those who answered "Actively involved"
- Because I think it's a parent's duty (Female in her 40s)
- Because I want them to study firmly from a young age (Female in her 40s)
- I want to teach them so they can understand properly (Female in her 50s)
Those who answered "Involved while watching over to some extent"
- Because saying too much seems to make them dislike it (Male in his 30s)
- Because parents studying together can help the child build a habit (Female in her 40s)
- Forcing them too much is meaningless. It places a bigger mental burden on the child (Female in her 40s)
Those who answered "Basically leave it to the child themselves"
- Because they won't acquire the skills unless they find it fun (Female in her 40s)
- Because forcing it doesn't motivate them (Male in his 40s)
- I want them to think for themselves without giving up (Male in his 50s)
Those who answered "Not very involved"
- Because I didn't do it myself, so I don't know how to be involved (Male in his 40s)
- Because even if I am involved, it ultimately depends on the child's own effort (Male in his 50s)
- I was busy with work and didn't have the bandwidth (Male in his 60s)
Parents' ways of involvement reflect each family's education...