Parents Idolised More Than Celebs

	Barack Obama, the US President stands fourth, 2 per cent ahead of grandparents.

Almost 50 percent of children between the age group of 16 to 24 years proudly say that their parents set the best examples. Mothers come top in the rating, followed by dads in the second and Apprentice head Alan Sugar in the third position, With 24 per cent voting for Barack Obama, the US President stands fourth, just 2 per cent ahead of grandparents.

Celebrities such as Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell lag far behind as only 14 per cent of the 1,000 polled youths seem to like them.