{"id":442,"date":"2012-03-15T13:12:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=442"},"modified":"2012-03-15T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T13:12:14","slug":"plusnet-study-finds-majority-of-uk-mums-get-parental-advice-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/03\/plusnet-study-finds-majority-of-uk-mums-get-parental-advice-online.html","title":{"rendered":"PlusNet Study Finds Majority of UK Mums Get Parental Advice Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study from budget broadband ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/plusnetuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PlusNet<\/a>, which surveyed 3,360 UK mums between mid February and March 2012, has discovered that the vast majority (82%) <strong>rely on the internet for parental advice<\/strong>, 41% do their weekly shop online to save time and for some reason more than half (51%) even researched their children&#8217;s homework online.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nElsewhere practically all of the mums surveyed (99%) claimed to spend up to 4 hours of their own &#8220;<em>me time<\/em>&#8221; online each day. Naturally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/plusnetuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PlusNet<\/a> has once again managed to blag a celebrity &#8220;<em>ambassador<\/em>&#8221; to help drive the message home, <strong>Dancing on Ice<\/strong> star <strong>Jennifer Ellison<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Jennifer Ellison said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It\u2019s great that mums can find a quick way to get advice online when it\u2019s needed. I personally really value being able to use the net to speak to my family when I\u2019m away. Doing Dancing on Ice has made me realise how valuable something like video calls are \u2013 it\u2019s fantastic to be able to see your little boy as well as talk to him on the phone. I\u2019m also a big fan of online shopping \u2013 the last thing I want to do after a hard day\u2019s training is go shopping \u2013 and I\u2019d much rather spend any spare time with my family<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In short, mums use the internet. 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