In addition to working too hard, the top five regrets included worrying too much about things that did not really matter, not playing with the children more, not going on more holidays and not taking enough photos.
More than half of parents said they regretted not having more quality time with their children when they were younger.
The survey of 2,000 parents found 63 percent wish they had done more activities with their child. 'Things can seem simpler with hindsight, and it seems you definitely live and learn when you're a parent,' Lauren Revell, from Huggies Little Swimmers, which commissioned the research, said.
