Parenting in the digital age has become uneasy for today’s parents due to the technology challenges witnessed in this generation than any other before.
78 percent of surveyed by Family Online Safety Institute expressed that most parents think that technology positively affects their child’s future, life skills, and career. However, many are worried that as their children use more technology they become physically inactive.
Other parent technology advocacy groups suggest that an average of nine hours are spent with entertainment media by teens. For instance, the safety institute’s study has detailed how parents with between 6 and 17 aged kids have dealt with all that consumption. 87 percent of parents have set different kinds of rules for their children to follow in varied technology. Specifically, 19 percent of parents limit five hours or less per week their kids’ tech use. A little, 35 percent (more than one-third) set no restriction at all that their children should utilize.
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To contain this situation, several parents have taken different steps aimed at monitoring their child’s interactions.Such as, behavior in digital spaces. Personal monitoring has been seen as the most prominent among these steps. As 61% of parents have admitted that they examine fully the websites their teen visit. Another 60% admitted constantly examining the social media profile of their teens. In today’s modern world, teenagers are increasingly using various mobile technologies to share, go online and communicate. As a result, nearly 48% of parents admit that they constantly have to look through their child’s cell phone message or phone call records just to ensure they are safe as they navigate online.
Source: techinfographics.com
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