According to a survey conducted in March 2020 in England and Wales, over half of all children said that their parents or guardians never logged into their online social media accounts. Overall, 8.6 percent of kids said that their parents logged into their social media accounts a lot, as a means of involvement in their internet usage. A third of respondents stated that their parents sometimes encouraged them to explore and learn things on the internet, whilst 19.9 percent said that their internet usage was monitored a lot.
Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020
Characteristic
A lot
A fair amount
Sometimes
Not very much
Not at all
Login to access your online social media accounts
8.6%
10%
12.1%
14.9%
54.4%
Restrict your internet use
9.7%
24.1%
31.1%
21.6%
13.3%
Encourage you to explore and learn things on the internet
11%
25.9%
34.2%
19.1%
9.9%
Talk to you about what you do online
14.9%
24.8%
33%
17.3%
10%
Explain why some websites are appropriate or inappropriate
19.4%
24.4%
26.6%
15.5%
14%
Monitor your internet use
19.9%
26.5%
26.2%
14.7%
12.9%
Help you when something bothers you on the internet
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2021). Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020." Chart. February 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Actions Taken by Parents and Guardians in England and Wales to Monitor Their Children Internet Usage as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Actions taken by parents and guardians in England and Wales to monitor their children internet usage as of March 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308995/parent-monitoring-child-internet-use-england-wales/
