[Children's Learning Survey] 75% of Parents Experience Difficulty Teaching at Home. Over Half Cite "Not Knowing How to Teach" as the Top Reason

■ The "Difficulties" Parents Face When Teaching Children at Home

Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words while sitting next to your child studying at their desk?

Teaching a child is a familiar form of support for parents.

However, it is not uncommon for things to not go as planned, whether because the content becomes too difficult or emotional misunderstandings occur.

Therefore, we conducted a joint survey with the private tutoring service 'Last Teacher'. We surveyed 100 men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they "have a child in high school or younger" about "teaching children at home."

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Survey Overview: "Questionnaire on Teaching Children to Study"

Survey Method: Internet survey

Survey Period: May 11 - May 17, 2026

Target Respondents: Men and women nationwide who answered "have a child in high school or younger" in a preliminary survey

Valid Responses: 100 samples

Questions:

Question 1: Have you ever taught your child to study?

Question 2: Have you ever found it difficult to teach your child to study?

Question 3: In what aspects did you find it difficult? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question 4: Has "parents teaching" ever affected the parent-child relationship?

Question 5: What kind of effects were there? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question 6: What does the ideal "child's learning support system" look like?

Question 7: Please tell us the reason.

* As a rule, figures are rounded off to the nearest first decimal place, so the total may not add up to 100%.

■ 73.0% Answered "I have taught my child to study"

First, we asked whether they have ever taught their children to study.

The results showed that 73.0% answered "Yes" and 27.0% answered "No."

Even in today's world, where options like cram schools and correspondence education are widespread, it seems there are still many instances in households where parents directly teach their children. The role of parents in home study remains significant.

■ 75.3% of Households Where "Parents Teach" Have Experienced Difficulty

Next, we asked those who answered "Yes" to teaching their children whether they have experienced difficulty in trying to teach them.

"Often" accounted for 27.4%, and "Sometimes" accounted for 47.9%, meaning a total of 75.3% of parents answered that they "have experienced difficulty." On the other hand, "Not very often" stood at 15.1% and "Not at all" at 9.6%.

Calculations show that exactly 3 out of 4 parents face some form of difficulty when teaching their kids.

It appears that many families feel confused or hesitant about their involvement as parents.

■ The Top Reason for Difficulty is "Not Knowing How to Teach" at 54.5%

Furthermore, we asked those who answered they have found it difficult specifically what aspects were difficult.

The most common answer was "Not knowing how to teach" at 54.5%, accounting for over half of the responses.

This was followed by "Content is difficult" at 36.4%, "Child doesn't listen" at 32.7%, and "Child immediately gets in a bad mood" at 25.5%.

Additionally, results showed "I get emotional" at 21.8%, "Gets confusing because it's different from the school's teaching method" at 10.9%, "Cannot find the time to oversee studying" at 9.1%, and "Don't know how far I should teach" at 7.3%.

It is clear that the nature of the difficulty is not singular; it ranges from the difficulty of the learning content itself to the hurdle of teaching methods ("how to communicate it"), and even to the emotional fluctuations that occur precisely because they are parent and child.

■ 32.9% Felt That "Parents Teaching" Affected Parent-Child Relationships

Next, we asked those who have taught their kids whether "parents teaching" has affected their parent-child relationship.

The results were "Often" at 9.6% and "Sometimes" at 23.3%, making a total of 32.9% who reported having experienced an impact. "Not very often" was 41.1% and "Not at all" was 26.0%, showing that households feeling no impact were in the majority.

However, the fact that more than 1 in 3 parents perceive an impact on the parent-child relationship is a point that cannot be overlooked. It seems teaching kids can sometimes change the atmosphere of the household.

■ What Kind of Effects? "Fights," "Child Dislikes It," and "Parent Gets Irritated" All Tied at 37.5%

Finally, we asked those who answered that there has been an effect specifically what kind of effect it was.