According a leading child welfare organization in Taiwan, "Internet literacy can help parents enjoy a better relationship with their children, FocusTaiwan.tw reports. A survey of nearly 1,300 5th- and 6th-graders conducted by the Child Welfare League Foundation found that 41% say they can't discuss computer-related problems with their parents because the latter don't understand, and 27% have … [Read more...] about Taiwan parents advised to get Net-literate
Youth
Teens want time with their parents: Study
This isn't about social technology, like most of what I blog about, but it is about life and adolescent development, and teen use of social tech is mostly about life, so this is important for parents to know: time with their parents is a good things, teens said in a recent survey by Family Circle, KATV.com in Atlanta reports. "Seventy percent of teens said they were happy with how much attention … [Read more...] about Teens want time with their parents: Study
Most online Chinese youth access Net via phone
Nearly half of China's 400+ million Net users are under 25, and 75% of those U25s are accessing the Web on their mobile phones, reports Agence France Presse, citing a new survey by the China Internet Network Information Centre. Nearly 70% of those Chinese youth go online via desktop computers, suggesting many use both, but this was the first time research showed that phones were the No. 1 platform … [Read more...] about Most online Chinese youth access Net via phone
72% of US teens are daily texters: Study
For US teens, texting beats social networking by far for daily communication with peers, according to a Pew/Internet Project report released today. Nearly three-quarters (72%, up from 51% in 2006) of US teens send text messages daily, and 88% of teen cellphone users do. "Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or … [Read more...] about 72% of US teens are daily texters: Study
The new media monsters we’ve created for our kids
In adjusting to a media environment very different from the mass-media one we grew up in, we adults have created some monsters. They're large, intimidating "creatures" that threaten the mutually respectful parent-child and educator-student communication that young people want and deserve in this highly participatory, sometimes overwhelming new media environment.One of the monsters is the "digital … [Read more...] about The new media monsters we’ve created for our kids