Parents will only get three quarters of their ‘back to school’ list done
Parents have estimated they’ll get three quarters of their ‘back to school’ list done in time for term to start.
A poll of 1,000 parents of school-aged children found buying new uniforms, getting fitted for school shoes and organising transportation are just a handful of tasks on the seemingly 'never ending' list.
Also, on the list of back-to-school tasks are buying new pencil cases and pencils, purchasing books and stitching on name labels.
However, just 20 per cent will add booking eye tests to the list before the return to school.
The research was commissioned by Specsavers [https://www.specsavers.co.uk/eye-test/childrens-eye-test], which has created an 'Eye Screen Van' to prompt parents into thinking about their children’s eye health in London’s South Bank and The Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh – equipped with ice lollies and visual screeners to identify potential eyesight problems in children.
Clinical services director Giles Edmonds explained why getting an eye test before the new term is important: “A lot of parents assume that because their child doesn't display any signs of a vision problem, there's no need to have their eyes tested."
A poll of 1,000 parents of school-aged children found buying new uniforms, getting fitted for school shoes and organising transportation are just a handful of tasks on the seemingly 'never ending' list.
Also, on the list of back-to-school tasks are buying new pencil cases and pencils, purchasing books and stitching on name labels.
However, just 20 per cent will add booking eye tests to the list before the return to school.
The research was commissioned by Specsavers [https://www.specsavers.co.uk/eye-test/childrens-eye-test], which has created an 'Eye Screen Van' to prompt parents into thinking about their children’s eye health in London’s South Bank and The Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh – equipped with ice lollies and visual screeners to identify potential eyesight problems in children.
Clinical services director Giles Edmonds explained why getting an eye test before the new term is important: “A lot of parents assume that because their child doesn't display any signs of a vision problem, there's no need to have their eyes tested."