Thousands of Angus pupils are to be asked if they have been bullied, used drugs or suffered emotional and behavioural problems.
The anonymous survey is part of a project aimed at improving services for children and families, but its previous use in Perth and Kinross proved controversial.
Many parents felt some of the questions were overly intrusive or aimed at the wrong age group.
Changes have since been made to ensure that only secondary school pupils will be asked about alcohol, drug and tobacco use or anti-social behaviour such as their experience of fighting, stealing or carrying a knife.
However, primary pupils will still be asked if they have been picked on or had fellow pupils fight them or tell lies about them, or if they are worried or unhappy or have problems with their behaviour.
Councillor Sheena Welsh, Angus Council’s convener of children and learning, said: “I hope that parents and young people in Angus will support this project which will give us valuable information to ensure the health and wellbeing of our children and young people.”
The survey will begin next month and will cover pupils aged nine and over at all primary schools and those in S1 to S4 at all secondaries.
They will have the right to refuse to take part, or skip any question they want to.
Another part of the project has seen researchers from an independent market research company begin to visit families with children aged up to eight to ask them about their needs.
Most of the funding for Improving Children’s Outcomes is coming from the Scottish Government and councillors have received a briefing from official Karen Nowland, who said better information was needed about children’s developmental needs if services were to be reshaped to focus on early identification and intervention.
Mrs Welsh continued: “We all agree it is better for families and children to be provided with the right help at the right time.
“We also want to prevent problems from happening in the first place.
“The key question is how to most effectively target families, especially those on the edges of the system, so problems are dealt with before they become child welfare issues.”
Councillors spoke in favour of the project, with Ewan Smith saying: “I think it is a very good thing to canvass the opinion of children” and David May saying he was “hugely in favour” of the idea.
The findings will be presented to the council in November.
Anyone with any queries about the survey can contact the council on 08452 777 778.