BY THE NUMBERS
HOOKED ON
SMARTPHONES?
Let’s just hope our parents don’t take our cell
phones away after reading this article.
Source: Internet Crime and Abuse Statistics compiled by Guard Child, https://www.guardchild.com/statistics/
ONLY
OF KINDERGARTNERS
HAVE ACCESS TO CELL
PHONES.
of teenage
girls have
posted
semi-nude
photos of
themselves.
71 % 67 %
&
OF TEEN GIRLS
OF BOYS
WHO SENT OR POSTED
SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE
CONTENT SAY THEY SEND
IT TO A BOYFRIEND OR
GIRLFRIEND.
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of girls claimed to
be able to conduct
online chat without
their parents
knowing.
15
%
of parents are “in
the know” about
their kids’ social
media habits,
and how these can lead to
cyberbullying.
44 %
of teens admitted they have watch
something online that their parents
wouldn’t approve of (only 28% of
parents are aware of this).
12 %
of teens have
been bullied
by someone
online.
OF KIDS AGED 8-18 HAVE
ACCIDENTALLY ENCOUNTERED
ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY WHILE
ENTERING AN INNOCENT
SEARCH TERM.
The largest group of internet
porn consumers is children aged
12-17.
%
95
OF PARENTS DO NOT KNOW
COMMON CHAT ROOM ACRONYMS
TEENAGERS USE SUCH AS POS
(PARENT OVER SHOULDER), P911
(PARENT ALERT).
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