# Most Americans say their parent trusted them as teenagers

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-say-their-parent-trusted-them-as-teenagers/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A slim majority of U.S. adults (54%) disagree that, even as teenagers, their parent treated them like a little kid who couldn't be trusted, including 20% who completely disagree, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.

About 30% agree with the statement, including 8% who completely agree, while 16% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Even when I was a teenager, my parent treated me like a little kid who couldn't be trusted.

Most Americans say their parent trusted them as teenagers.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Disagree: 22.9%
- Completely Disagree: 19.7%
- Neither Agree nor Disagree: 16.0%
- Somewhat Agree: 14.2%
- Somewhat Disagree: 11.2%
- Agree: 8.4%
- Completely Agree: 7.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-08-13 → 2025-08-18
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025#parental-trust-during-teen-years](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025#parental-trust-during-teen-years)

## Citation

Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025#parental-trust-during-teen-years](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025#parental-trust-during-teen-years)