Quattro genitori su dieci dicono di aver saltato i pasti o di aver mangiato meno per nutrire i loro figli quest’anno
https://www.thejournal.ie/four-in-ten-parents-skipped-meals-cost-of-living-ireland-6756316-Jul2025/?utm_source=thejournal&utm_content=top-stories
di Static-Jak
19 commenti
I would believe this with the cost of living crisis at the moment
I’m not surprised with how expensive everything has gotten… but Jesus Christ that is insane!
This is what matters , not the “ GDP “ or “ Economy Growth “
Some people would say it’s laughable and totally non credible to say with a straight face that 40% of parents are going without food in this country.
But just last week we were in this very situation. We only got three complimentary mints at the end of our restaurant meal, despite being a family of 4.
Needless to say, I stepped up to the plate and went without so that my young could eat.
Glad to see I’ve been represented in these statistics.
Honestly can’t even imagine having children in this day and age…. My parents raised 4 children, bought a house and had two cars, on minimum wage. We weren’t wealthy but we made it. I can’t imagine this ever for parents in the same situation and a huge factor on why I’m not going to have kids
Eating less to feed your young is admirable, but skipping during meals is going to use up more energy, surely?
Don’t worry lads our GDP is soaring
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That explains why the Irish are so skinny…
This seems unlikely.
It’s porrige oats that they eat. Lots of oats and water. Because of inflation. I remember my dad was poor and so was my mum. It’s tough in this economy and they had 2 kids include myself. So.
Yeah, single people rejoice. Being a parent is tough life conditions. Always being switched on.
Ah, but sure our GDP is class.
Four in 10 parents. So 40% of the parents. This needs better study from a more reputable source. I don’t believe this until then
Nope not buying this – one of the best child protection welfare systems in EU, multiple welfare benefits to assist lower paid and frankly between Aldi and Lidl you can easily feed a family a week notwithstanding fact it won’t necessarily be the most exciting of food but no one goes hungry unless you’re piss poor handling finance or living well beyond your means for discretionary. Our parents had it much tougher rougher with far less and they made ends meet …..
Pretty soon we’ll be like Italy, our birthrate will plummet as it’s too damn expensive to raise a family anymore. I feel so bad for those 4 in ten. I remember what that was like…
This is clearly an important issue, and I’ve total sympathy for anyone struggling to feed or otherwise care for their children.
However, I’m a scientist and I get frustrated by bad science. I’ve had a quick look through the report and I’ve seen some things that give me some doubts about it’s accuracy.
Firstly, this study is funded by Barnardo’s, a company that aims to influence policy related to children. They’re clearly hoping to achieve a certain outcome.
Only a single paragraph of methodology is provided – any decent scientist will understand the importance of explaining your methods. They claim that it’s nationally representative, but give no justification for that. They had a sample size of 1,000, which is pretty small.
Finally, we must always be wary of the wording of questions. For example, one of the questions was: “*How worried are you about being able to afford to meet your children’s needs over the next 6 months: very worried, moderately worried, slightly worried or not worried*”. Clearly the repetition of worry here will have an influence on respondents. A decent scientist would have used much more neutral wording.
So I’m sorry to say that this looks like some poor-quality science, and you’d have to be a bit sceptical about the results
The ones they state struggled most are the ones not contributing to society, fully reliant on society, milking everything they can & out with their fake tabs/lashes/lips/clothes & able to drink/sniff/vape & get takeaways.
Getting ready for the enlightened centrists to chime in on this one…
(BTW, I call bullshit on Barnados’s self-serving “study”. I think it’s another way to cause a splash and increase their donations. That being said, the trend of increased poverty is very real – and that is the point that should be taken from this).
Since we are probably the most obese country in Europe, this is a good thing.