Nearly half of Britain’s teenagers are concerned that their parents may get into debt because of the amount of money being spent in the run-up to Christmas, new research has revealed.
A survey of 1,000 teenagers by children’s charity Barnado's also showed that girls were more worried than boys about being in debt themselves.
In addition, the group found that a quarter of teenagers (a third in London) had skipped or missed a meal because of money problems .
Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey said: "We are driven to accept that poverty and debt are concerns for adults, but the depth of UK poverty is such that children fret about it and particularly about parental debt . So much for a contented and peaceful Christmas ."
To highlight teenagers' fear of poverty and crime the charity has created an internet-based film called the 'Teens' Speech'.
The video, which also explores young people’s views on politics and sex, will be available to view on popular social network sites MySpace and YouTube.
Teenagers Worried About Parental Debt
Mon, 21 Dec 2009
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