No sleep and more stress for parents as uni kids come home to roost

Parents up and down the country this festive break will feel their stress levels increase as they open their doors to their university kids once again.
 
Over a quarter of parents surveyed by Future Drive Motor Show admitted that waiting for their children to return home in their cars late at night was the most stressful issue of being a parent.
 
This compares to 3.8% saying that sending their children to university was the most stressful issue in being a parent and 18.3% cited waiting for exam results.
 
Giles Brown, Future Drive Motor Show managing director said: “Once a parent, always a parent; this festive season there will be numerous houses with parents lying awake in their beds waiting for the bleep of the car door and the slamming of the front door signalling the safe return of their loved ones before they allow themselves to drop off.
 
“The joy of being a parent is never ending and in general most parents will feel the return to the torture of sleepness nights is a small price to pay to have their family all under one roof during the holidays.”
 
Thinking of your life as a parent so far, what has been the most stressful so far?
 
When your child goes solo in his / her car 11.8%
 
Waiting for your child to return in his / her car late at night 23.1%
 
Sending child to nursery 3.8%
 
Sending child to school 12.4%
 
Child leaving for university 4.3%
 
Waiting for exam results 18.3%
 
Child leaving home 11.3%
 
Child having issues at school 15.1%
 
Future Drive, will take place at ExCeL London from May 5th- 12th 2013 and will have a wide range of new vehicles on display and available for test drives.
 
Families can visit the Future Drive Motor Show to help their kids look at their potential “Future Drive” and discuss with experts the choices available.
 
Teenagers will be able to test drive vehicles in the teenage driving experience activity*.
 
Future Drive 2013 will also include a host of features including an electric supercar paddock, a garage of the future, a motorbike and scooter test drive area as well as a teenage driving experience and kiddies driving area.
 
Tickets are priced from £12 in advance and children under 15 are free
 
*Subject to certain terms and conditions.