Published on: 12th Jun 2012 ｭAn AT&T Mobile Safety study of
1,000 parents and 500 children by GfK shows that there’s an
opportunity for parents and kids to have more discussions about
the sometimes contentious topic of mobile phones. Surprisingly,
90 percent of the kids, ages 8-17, agree it’s okay for their
parents to set rules for their use of such devices; conversely,
far fewer (66 percent) say their parents have actually set such
rules. AT&T said that it commissioned the study to better
understand the most prevalent wireless safety issues for
families. Survey results show that 39 percent of children ages
12-14 know someone who has received a sexual message or picture
over their phone – a figure that jumps to 53 percent among
children ages 15-17. Additionally, nearly one in five 8- to
11-year-olds surveyed have received a mean or bullying text
message. Yet, kids say that discussing mobile safety is low on
the list of talks parents have with their kids. “The AT&T Mobile
Safety study sheds new light on very s