What teens do online and what parents know about it

Key Findings:

Social networking sites are now a big part of a teen’s day:

• 51% check the sites more than once a day

• 22% check more than 10 times a day






Parents have a lot to learn about their children’s social networking behaviors:

• Just 4% say their children check social networking sites more than 10 times a day (22% of teens do)

• 23% of parents say their children check more than once a day (51% do)

• 12% of teens with Facebook or MySpace pages admit their parents don’t even know about the account

• Just 16% of parents think their child has shared information they would not normally share with the public (28% have)











For full poll results, see www.commonsensemedia.org/teen-social-media


What Teens Do Online: The Good Stuff

There’s a Good Side to Social Networking

The Internet is also helping teens support charities, volunteer, be creative, and even study.

Parents and children agree that the Internet is helping their academic performance in school:

• 75% of parents say the Internet helps their child’s academic performance

• 67% of teens say the Internet helps their academic performance






For full poll results, see www.commonsensemedia.org/teen-social-media