Seen and not heard? Not any more. Children are at the centre of all big family decisions in the modern household
In decades past, children were seen and not heard while parents made decisions based on what suited them - without consulting their offspring.
But thanks to the UK's increasingly child-centric culture, parents make all big family decisions based on the needs and wants of their children, new research has revealed.
Nine out of 10 parents now say they routinely involve their children in family decision making no matter what age they are.
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According to the study, commissioned by Best Western Hotels GB, children get to decide what the family watch on TV, where they holiday, what they eat for supper and even what they do on days out.