Children & Facebook, As Told By Parents

CHILDREN & FACEBOOK AS TOLDBY PARENTS CHILD'S TIME SPENTONFACEBOOK.. AVERAGE AGE CHILDREN JOINED 11 49% 40% Spend less than 1 hour Spend 1-2 hours YEARS OLD 20% Under 10 years old CHILDREN ARE TALKING TO. SCHOOL BES 61% 70%) 78% Teammates 85% Family Friends Immediate Family School Friends INORDER TOMONITOR THEIR CHILD'S ACCOUNT. "Friend" them My child shows me his/her profile Personally log into their account 67% 51% 44% Nearly 10% of parents with kids under age 15 do not monitor their accounts at alI. FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR CHILD HAVING AN ACCOUNT ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S SAFETY ON 42% FACEBOOK POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL 34% 13% 54% I cannot control or monitor who my child may communicate with over the internet. Also, arguments can escalate as others chime in to pick sides of a typed argument. This leads to fights. || Worry about their child becoming a victim of cyber bullying Worry about their child engaging in cyber bullying 36% vs. 25% TOP SAFETY CONCERNS. IF YOUFOUNDOUT YOUR CHILD WAS MISBEHAVING ONFACEBOOK. STRANGERS CONTACTING THEM EXPOSING TOOMUCHINFORMATION |would ban him from facebook and take away his laptop use except in my presence. I would seek counselling and have him apologize to those he was offending or bullying. \ SEXUAL PREDATORS COMPUTER VIRUSES Changes or improvements parents suggest to make Facebook a better environment for their children . Parental permişsion Age restriction Parental controls. Connect to parents account Check for predators Block inappropriate content Better privacy Facebook for kidsNotifications to parents Fewer ads Bullying prevention Time limits © 2012 BuzzBack LLC Survey includes 240 US parents of Facebook users, age 17 and under For more info, email [email protected] www.buzzback.com