Gone are the days when kids used to face random, creepy people on the streets. Now they have cyberspace access on their cell phones. Now parents come to know his/her son or daughter’s nearest friend, classmate, and online friends have created groups on social media dedicated to humiliating, spreading rumors about their kid, embarrassing their kid, and many other things alike. In addition, your child may be building trust with someone online, get involved in an emotional relationship, or want to meet someone other than on the web. Moreover, we will discuss the most common threats to kids online, such as cyberbullying, adults’ online behavior, and many other real-scale potential threats. The information we are going to share with you through this infographic is accumulated from reputable sources, comparative studies, parental control reports, and through child protective services.
However, we have also included some sort of tips to make sure kid’s online safety on the internet using digital devices. In addition, we have come up with the tools and resources that give you the ultimate results to track the child’s phone activities online. We want to help parents make sure most of the internet safely rather than falling victim to plenty of pitfalls.
Kids’ Internet access on Digital devices
- Almost 85% of kids worldwide are using the internet age 8 and 17
- 55% of the Facebook users are under the age of 13, & 25% under 10
- Since 2015, internet usage among 6 -9-year-olds has doubled 19% to 39%
- 31% of the kids ages 12 -17 lied about their age to access a social media website
What do kids really do online?
- 83% of kids used to play video games on their cell phones using the internet
- 73% of kids use the internet for various reasons
- 70% of kids chat online
- 85% of kid’s user internet to use social media) Demographics
- 95% of parents believe they know everything that kids do online
- 17% of kids say their parents have no idea about their online activities
- 70% of children have a negative experience online, 45% parents realize only
Online behavior of kids
- 51% of kids say their parents allow them to download video games without their presence
- 1 out of 10 children says they used pocket porn
- 4 out of 10 children say they stop their activities in the presence of parents
- Kids don’t share negative experiences of the internet because of their parents’ overreaction
How kid’s feel without having cell phone?
- 35% Boys feel anxious
- 49% Girls feel anxious
- 16% Boys feel relieved
- 18% Girls feel relieved
- 20% Boys feel lonely without cell phone
- 32% Girls feel lonely
- 16% Boys feel happy without a phone
- 18% Teens feel happy without a phone
- 20% Boys feel upset without a phone
- 28% Girls feel upset without a phone
Common Online Threats for Kids
- Cyber Predators threats
- 65% of kids between the ages of 8 and 14 get involved in cyberbullying
- 17% of boys and girls have experienced bullying online in the last 30 days
- 31% of boys and 36% girls were bullied online
Only 15% parents aware of the fact that social media leading kid’s to cyber bullying
16% of high school boys think about suicide due to cyber bullying
2. Adult content
- 70% of kids encounter sexual content online
- 17% of teens receive adult content through online messages between the ages of 8 and 12
Basics of kids’ online Safety
- Kids’ Use of the Internet on laptops and desktop devices
- 28% pre-school going kid’s use computer devices
- 52% elementary school-going kids use laptops and desktops
- 67% middle school-going kids use computer machines
- 68% of high school-going kids use computer devices at home
Tips to make sure kid’s online safety
- Check your kid’s phone frequently
- Make kids use safe search engines
- Talk to kids about online safety
- Add kids on social media
- Set TheOneSpy Parental control
