Study: Parents Have No Clue How Much Kids Use Social Media
In the words of Will Smith, “So to you other kids all across the land, there’s no need to argue: Parents just don’t understand.”
Common Sense Media did a study of parents’ perceptions of their kids’ social-media use and found that, basically, the parents had no clue, according to The New York Times.
The study found that 22% of teen-agers check social networks more than 10 times daily, and 51% more than once daily. However, the respective numbers for parents believing those numbers: only 4% and 23%.
Common Sense CEO James Steyer told the Times:
It’s not just that parents don’t keep track: They also don’t know the extent to which this has changed the way kids socialize, the way they communicate and also the way they learn.
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