Comments on: What are Teenagers Really Doing Online?

By: Richard Danes

Richard Danes — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:42:52 +0000

These figures might look shocking at first but my impressions are that teens are actually smarter than we are giving them credit for. Still, the figures are worrying and parents should pay more attention to this. But how can a parent control his/her more technically advanced child? The roles have been reversed.

By: Morris

Morris — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:46:48 +0000

I also think that most of the percentages are higher in real life. I suppose many parents who aren’t Internet-savvy, can’t even understand the questions they are being asked, so their answers should be taken with a grain of salt.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:27:18 +0000

Internet safety is one of those things that will never really be achieved. Similar to the anti-drug classes they hold in schools every year, schools should start teaching the kids about internet safety, preferably at an early age (most kids start using the internet as early as 8 years old).

By: Anonymouse_Cat

Anonymouse_Cat — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:55:02 +0000

I’m quite surprised about the 15% bully data. I think it’s more. Kids at school are getting more social when it comes to bullying. They’ve invaded Facebook and Twitter, for instance, and used it as one of their platforms for bullying other kids.

Online forums, web communities, and torrent sites have also been grounds for cyber bullying. What’s considerable about this form of bullying is that it targets adults and sophisticated Internet users.

By: David Yeager

David Yeager — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:33:16 +0000

I think the most telling statistic here is the one about the parents who have work computers at home that they use for unsafe non-work activities or let their children use. I think at this point we kind of expect (even if the numbers are shocking) that teens get into unsafe behaviors online or offline. I’m more interested to hear about how safely the parents of the teens who admit to being unsafe online act when they themselves are at the keys.