65% of parents worry their teen spends too much time in front of screens % ofU.S. parents of teens who say they worry
A majority of parents are concerned about the types of experiences their teen might encounter online. Roughly two-thirds of parents of teens (65%) say they worry at least some about their teen spending too much time in front of screens, including a third who worry a lot about this. Parents express comparable levels of concern about other potentially negative online experiences for their kids: About six-in-ten say they worry a lot or some about their teen losing the ability to have in-person conversations, sharing too much about themselves online, being bullied online or exchanging explicit messages.
65% of parents worry their teen spends too much time  | in front of screens  | % ofU.S. parents of teens who say they worry  | about their teen one  | a lot  | Some  | NET  | Spending too much  | 33  | 32  | 65  | time in front of screens  | Losing ability to  | 28  | 35  | 62  | communicate in person  | Sharing too much  | 61  | 28  | 33  | about their life online  | Being harassed or  | 27  | 32  | 59  | bullied online  | Sending or receiving  | 28  | 29  | 57  | explicit messages  | Note: Respondents who did not give an answer or gave other responses are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. parents of teens ages 13 to 17 conducted March 7-April 10, 2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 