Using Parental Controls? You're Not Alone

USING PARENTAL CONTROLS? YOU'RE NOT ALONE. A SURVEY OF AWARENESS, ATTITUDES AND USE OF ONLINE PARENTAL CONTROLS 75% OF PARENTS set rules or limits for the amount of time their child can spend online in a given day or week 60% OF PARENTS who have not used parental controls say controls are not necessary to use because they have put rules or limits in place regarding Internet use 53% OF PARENTS have used parental controls for Internet use 93% OF 87% OF PARENTS PARENTS have set rules or limits to monitor their children's Internet usage report awareness of at least one of the five types of parental controls tested in the survey Kids & Cell Phones Kids & Computers SMS Kids & Social Media 59% of parents whose child owns a cell phone or smartphone set time limits or rules 47% of parents whose children use a computer to access the Internet have used parental controls in the operating 60% of parents who use social media say they have used parental controls for their child's use of his or her phone system to limit access to 83% of parents whose child programs and websites or when and how long children can use the computer has a Facebook account have 25% of parents whose child uses a smartphone to access the Internet have set up parental controls on the smartphone their child uses logged on to their child's Facebook account to view his/her page or friended their 79% of parents review their child's browsing history child on Facebook 44% of parents whose child uses a smartphone or gaming device to access the Internet restrict 40% of parents said they put limits on online search capabilities by using programs to filter out potentially harmful material Kids & Gaming the ability to download applications and games to their child's phone or wireless device 33% of parents whose child use a gaming console to access the Internet have set up parental 33% of parents used parental controls offered by their ISP to limit access to programs, websites, or when and how long children can use the controls that are built into 70% of parents whose child has a cell phone or smartphone have looked on their child's phone their child's video game console computer to review sent and received text messages Family Online Safety Institute Microsoft Family Online Safety institute Survey, research conducted by Hart Research Associates