Most Parents Are Looking Over Their Teens' Shoulders
by SavvyRoo on Jan 15, 2016 | Views: 156 | Score: 0
| Checked which websites their teen visited | Checked teen's social media profile | Looked through teen's phone calls/messages | Used parental controls for teen's online activities | Used parental controls to restrict teen's cell phone use | Used monitoring tools to track teen's location with his/her cell phone | |
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| Among parents of teens ages 13-17, % who have ever... | 61 | 60 | 48 | 39 | 16 | 16 |
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Can teens be trusted with free reign over the internet and social media? According to a recent study done by Pew Research, the majority of parents don't think so. Approximately six out of ten parents have checked their teen's browser history and social media profile while about half of parents have examined their child's phone records.