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Parents naturally

want to protecttheir children from

harm, especially online 7

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Cyberbullying, sexting, online predators, and identity theft

are a few examples 7

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[of parents] were [concerned] about the prospect of their child seeing inappropriate or harmful content online” 4

“

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of youth would meet or have met someone in person that they first met online” 2

“19%

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This encourages

cyberparenting

Which can include monitoring or limiting children’s online access7

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Parents feel obligated to

threats to ensure their children’s safety 3

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How

?

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“84% of parents follow or are

connected with their children” 8

Others are using

advanced technology to

spy on their children 9

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Unfortunately, cyberparenting is not

always effective, nor ethical.

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Posts and messages can be easily misinterpreted by parents 6

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Risksare often overstated...

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“Of the 25 prosecuted cases a year [nationally] of children who met up for sex with someone they met online, they had all exhibited problems in their offline behavior” 9

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Older adults can view the Internet as more threatening...

...as they are more traditional and risk averse 10

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"Preventing children from [using] the Internet will also make them lose out and they can end up being digitally backward.” 1

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“Trying to control every aspect of a teenager’s life... doesn’t build an honest, trustful relationship” - Yalda Uhls 9

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While for good intentions,

cyberparenting is

not always the

most effective,

nor ethicalstrategy.

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What can parents do to ensure their children’s

online safety without

hindering their

trust?

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Practice

open communicationabout risks of the Internet 6

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Teach children how to

manage their online privacy 5

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The key?

Protect children, but also allow them to learn for themselves why online safety is important.

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