""Technology has changed what it means to be a parent raising children today--these children are growing up in an environment that would be unrecognizable to their parents," Smith said. "As our research shows, parents need to start educating kids about navigating the online world safely at an earlier age than they might otherwise have thought.""
Whether kids are watching TV, creating digital media, reading, searching, or playing video games with parents, siblings or friends, consuming media becomes a different kind of experience than when it’s done alone.
Plenty of studies have shown that kids learn more when they’re consuming media alongside their parents
What’s important isn’t that parents micromanage their kids or track their behavior, but whether they have an open relationship that allows for communications about important life events and values.
concern over stranger danger is interesting given that the actual risk (as opposed to perceived) of a child being harm by a stranger they meet online is very low.
understand actual risks as measured by data from organizations like the Crimes Against Children Research Department, the Centers for Disease Control, the Justice Department and others who keep up-to-date records on risks and harms.
great to see that parents are in-touch with their kids’ use of technology
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