Bangalore: The digital gap between parents and their kids has become wider as majority of the parents doesn’t understand or knows to operate their children’s high-tech gadgets, according to a study carried out by the ParentPort website.
The study revealed that a quarter of children were allowed to play games classified above their age, and 40 per cent were allowed to watch films above their age limit. And when parents are asked to operate their children's gadgets, over 80 percent of them fails in the task as they are completely clueless about its technology and functioning. Furthermore 16% of parents surveyed said they had bought their children a device or gadget – such as a games console or MP3 player – which they themselves did not fully understand how to use.
Guy Parker, ASA Chief Executive said: "Parents, carers and guardians play an important role as the first line of defense in deciding what's appropriate for their children to see. But quite rightly, they expect support from media regulators.”
The report also states that the parents surveyed did not just give into their children’s appetite for the media – many also closely supervise what their children see and use. In fact, 82% of the parents surveyed claimed they always know what films and television programmes their children watch, and 77% said they always or usually know what websites their children visit.
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