Survey reveals families in Wales missing out on time outside together

Call to revive car washing at home this summer

Survey reveals families in Wales missing out on time outside together

·         Parents in Wales are more than three times as
likely to watch TV than play sport with their children

·         More than a third of parents in the Wales
haven’t played outside with their child in two weeks, with 17% not
having done so in over two months

·         A third of children have never washed a car

Parents in Wales are more than three times as likely to watch TV
(52%) than play a game of sport (15%) with their child at the weekend,
that’s the key finding of a survey by leading car care provider
Armor All. Gardening is the least popular activity a parent would
choose to do with their children, with just 13% doing the weeding
together.

The survey also found that more than a third (41%) of Welsh parents
haven’t spent time playing with their child outside in the past two
weeks, with 17% not having done so in over two months.

In light of these results, Armor All is calling for the return of the
family car wash as a great way of getting everybody outside and
enjoying time together. Once a regular family pastime, the survey
revealed that nearly a third (31%) of children today had never washed
a car in their lives.

With just 22% of respondents to the survey claiming that they
normally take their car to a professional car cleaning service and 12%
stating they don’t wash their car at all, switching to car washing
at home could make a significant difference to family life.

Paul Hough, sales and marketing controller at Armor All, said: “We
know that today’s parents are busier than ever, and finding time to
complete all your chores as well as spend time outdoors with your
children is extremely tough.

“Our survey showed that 29% of parents said they don’t think they
spend enough time with their children and 39% expressed that they
could do more. This is why we think that combining both chores and
outdoor activities by reinstating the family car wash could be the
answer to getting us all spending more quality time together.

“One in five of those that we spoke to said they had fond memories
of doing such an activity with their parents when they were younger,
so what better way to help create lasting memories with our own
children than helping to bring this retro ritual back.”

For more information on Armor All, visit www.armorall.eu [1]