1. Parental mediation of children's Internet use
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Livingstone, Sonia and Helsper, Ellen J.
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Internet filtering software -- Usage ,Computers and children -- Usage -- Methods -- Analysis ,Parenting -- Methods -- Usage -- Analysis ,Internet -- Usage -- Analysis -- Methods ,Business ,Education ,Law ,Mass communications ,Internet ,Usage ,Analysis ,Methods - Abstract
This article examines parental regulation of children and teenagers' online activities. A national survey of 1511 children and 906 parents found that 12-17-year-olds encounter a range of online risks. Parents implement a range of strategies, favoring active co-use and interaction rules over technical restrictions using filters or monitoring software, but these were not necessarily effective in reducing risk. Parental restriction of online peer-to-peer interactions was associated with reduced risk but other mediation strategies, including the widely practiced active co-use, were not. These findings challenge researchers to identify effective strategies without impeding teenagers' freedom to interact with their peers online., Media surround children and young people in the modern household. At times, parents seem engaged in a constant battle with their children as they seek to balance the educational and [...]
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- 2008