Family & Parent Tips for Digital Citizenship

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The vast majority of teenagers have their own cell phone including 41% who say they have a smartphone. Cell phone ownership varies by age with 74% of 13- to 14- year olds and 87% of 15- to 17- year olds.
Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly.
Two-thirds (68%) of teens text every day, half (51%) visit social networking sites daily, and 11% send or receive tweets at least once every day. Teens prefer texting due to the convenience -30% saying it’s the quickest and 23% because it’s the easiest way to get in touch with one another.
Although there are real benefits to kids using sites like Facebook, including increased communication, access to information and help in developing a sense of self, there can be serious downsides to all this online sharing too.