Parents and carers know the benefits of reading with their children and want to do more but face multiple barriers in doing so. Pressures and stresses exist for families across the income distribution; however, these are particularly acute for parents living in poverty. Lack of confidence in their own abilities alongside a gap in understanding of how best 90 to do it compounds these problems, but action can and must be taken to fill these gaps in knowledge and support parents and carers. (Conclusion, Paragraph 69)