Share Paper: What do parents really know about their child's online behavior?

  1. Yehuda Peled, Western Galilee College, Israel
  2. Maya Kalman-Halevi, Western Galilee College, Israel
  3. Rony Tutian, Western Galilee College, Israel

Abstract: This study examined whether and what are the gaps between parents' perceptions of their children's online behavior and the children's perceptions of parental control. It was found that there is a discrepancy between the child's perception of the frequency with which his parents use a mediation strategy, and his parents report on their mediation; Between the child's perception of his parent’s restrictive mediation activities, and their parents' reporting of their restrictive mediation activities; Between the desire of the parents to increase their involvement in their child’s online activity and the desire of the child to keep this involvement intact; A ...