Sonia Livingstone|Ellen Helsper
Parental Mediation of Children's Internet Use
London School of Economics and Political Science|Internet Society
article examines parental regulation children teenagers online activities national survey 1511 children 906 parents found 1217yearolds encounter range online risks parents implement range strategies favoring active couse interaction rules technical restrictions using filters monitoring software necessarily effective reducing risk parental restriction online peertopeer interactions associated reduced risk mediation strategies including widely practiced active couse findings challenge researchers identify effective strategies without impeding teenagers freedom interact peers online