30% of parents rarely check their child’s online activities

Do you check your child's internet activity less frequently than you should? If so you're part of a growing number of parents who know the dangers posed by strangers online, yet still fail to monitor what their child is looking at on a regular basis. A new survey of 1,000 parents shows that parents are rapidly becoming less vigilant, with 46% monitoring their children's online activity this year, compared to 54% last year. Mothers are more likely to keep an eye on their offspring's computer use than fathers. The research, conducted by Amárach Research for the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), showed that 30% of parents rarely check their child's online activities or pay no attention to their online habits at all. When it comes to cyber bullying, the survey revealed that parents believed children were most likely to be bullied on Facebook (73%), Snapchat (37%) or Twitter (32%).