Parents rate the Netherlands a 7.3 for family friendliness, a slight increase from 7.1 in 2024. In addition, 94% of respondents find the Netherlands a nice country to live in as a family. Still, many parents see problems, especially about costs, flexibility, and the balance between work, family, and care. They worry about their children’s future, affected by social factors like the hardening of society and the influence of social media.<\/p>\n
It is remarkable that parents speak for the first time about the performance pressure they feel in their parenting. They often feel they fall short in their role as a parent, partly due to high expectations from society and the perfect image shown on social media. Moreover, parents miss a feeling of community and solidarity. They feel families are more and more left to their own devices.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"More about the State of Families 2025","url":"https:\/\/www.voorwerkendeouders.nl\/staat-van-het-gezin-2024\/","target":"_blank"},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"
Joining with other parents can bring many benefits. As parents among themselves, but also with the school. One parent says: \u201cI get along very well with the parents from my oldest child’s class. We share many problems and often find solutions together.\u201d In 2024 Ouders & Onderwijs organized an award ceremony focused on this: schools where parents feel welcome and taken seriously.<\/p>\n
A parent-friendly school is a place where parents and school can truly work together as one community around the child. Only together can you really be there for the child.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"More about the awards","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/awards\/","target":""},"kleur":"primary"}],"call_to_action":"nieuwsbrief","call_to_action_2":"geen","zoekwoorden":""},"yoast_head":"\n