František ÄŒaník One in five parents would trade going on their yearly vacation to get out of spring cleaning. A recent poll of 2,000 parent homeowners with kids under 17 found that, for many, spring isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. In fact, 83% agreed that spring is the most difficult season to keep their homes clean.

So how do parents balance parenting and cleaning? More than half (54%) said they’ll give up spending quality time with their child because their home needs cleaning. And 43% said their child has complained because they want to spend more time together while parents are busy cleaning. Commissioned by Trane Residential for Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month in May, and conducted by Talker Research, the survey looked at how spring cleaning can lead to feelings of overwhelm and how it affects the parent/child relationship.

Along with that, the study also examined how those who suffer from asthma and allergies may struggle even more during the change in season when common spring cleaning to-dos aren’t prioritized. According to the poll, 85% of parents find themselves reminding their child to be tidy, and of those, half are worried that their child may not think they’re a fun parent. Which makes sense considering parents reported they remind their kids to close the front door three times per day, on average, and a quarter (24%) admitted their family is simply not clean or tidy in general.

Along with the usual spring concerns like tracking in mud and.