Here's a survey that was done last year on teen's use of social networking and their feelings about their parents snooping. 43% of teens said that they would change what they were doing online, if they thought their parents were monitoring!!! That is significant. I think the subtext of that is that your teens really do need your help with this stuff. Read through this survey, it's some interesting stuff!
Teen Internet Use
Teen Internet Use
93% of teens ages
12-17 go online
69% of teens have their
own computer
63% of teen internet
users go online every day
27% of teens use
their phone to get online
24% of teens with a
game console use it to go online
Teen Social Networking Use
73% of teens are on
a social network
The average teen has
201 Facebook friends
37% send messages to
friends every day
8% of American teens
use Twitter
What Teens do on Facebook
86% of social
network-using teens comment on a friend's wall
83% comment on
friends' pictures
66% send private
messages to friends
58% send IM or text
messages using the site
52% send group
messages
What Else Happens on Facebook
55% of teens have
given out personal info to someone they don’t know, including photos and
physical descriptions
29% of teens have
posted mean info, embarrassing photos or spread rumors about someone
29% have been
stalked or contacted by a stranger or someone they don’t know
24% have had private
or embarrassing info made public without their permission
22% have been
cyberpranked
Parental Concerns and Controls
88% of parents know
that their teens typically use the internet to communicate with people they
don’t know in the offline world
61% of parents’ #1
concern with teen social networking is sharing personal information online
60% of adults think
parents should have full control over everything a child does online
47% of parents admit
that ensuring their teens are safe online can be overwhelming
40% of parents worry
about their teen’s social network safety when online, even at home
34% of parents check
their child’s social network sites
What Kids Think About Facebook
Parental Controls
67% of teenagers say
they know how to hide what they do online from parents
43% of teens say
they would change their online behavior if they knew that their parents were
watching them
39% think their
online activity is private from everyone, including parents
38% would feel
offended if they found out their parents were spying on them with Facebook
parental controls
25% would be shocked
and hurt if they found out about spying
20% of kids think
their parents have no idea what they’re doing online
18% have created a
private email address or separate social networking profile
10% have unlocked
parental controls to disable filtering
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