Digital monitoring is more common for parents of a younger teen; moms are somewhat more likely than dads to police their teen's online behavior | Pew Research Center

March 21, 2019

How parents feel about – and manage – their teens’ online behavior and screen time

Digital monitoring is more common for parents of a younger teen; moms are somewhat more likely than dads to police their teen’s online behavior

Digital monitoring is more common for parents of a younger teen; moms are somewhat more likely than dads to police their teen’s online behavior

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Digital monitoring is more common for parents of a younger teen; moms are somewhat more likely than dads to police their teen’s online behavior

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How parents feel about – and manage – their teens’ online behavior and screen time
A majority of parents check their teen’s web history and use ‘digital grounding’ as a form of punishment
A majority of teens think parents are doing a good job at addressing online bullying and harassment
Digital monitoring is more common for parents of a younger teen; moms are somewhat more likely than dads to police their teen’s online behavior
Parents are split on whether issues teens face today are similar to or different from when they were a teen
Parents, themselves, struggle with device distractions
65% of parents worry their teen spends too much time in front of screens