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Sites to further aid parents in learning about their "Tweens" and the "Internet".
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- Today, approximately 79% of all teens (17 million) have a mobile device, a 36% increase since 2005.
- 49 percent of high school students have posted personal information on their web pages such as name, age, or address.
- 42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
- 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.
- 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once.
- The primary cyber bullying location where victimizing occurs is in chat rooms (56 percent).
- 49 percent are victimized via instant message and 28 percent via e-mail.
- More than 11 million teens regularly view adult material online.
- The Adult Industry has become a major presence in the lives of youth and few parents are using available technology to block sexual content.
- More than one-third of 16 and 17-year-old boys surveyed said they had intentionally visited X-rated sites in the past year. Among girls the same age, 8 percent had done so.
- 79% of youth unwanted exposure to the Adult Industry occurs in the home.
Taken from enough.org, isafe.org and ctia.org. |