What portion of parents check their teen's social media?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What is the big story that this data tells?

3. How surprised are you by this information?

4. Is this good news?

5. Do you believe that parents should be checking their teen's web usage?

6. Do you believe teens should be checking their parents' web usage?

7. Why do you think so many parents check their teen's web usage?

8. Before the web, what did parents check on?

9. What is one consequence of parental web checking?

10. What does this information tell us about American political culture?

11. What is the most embarrassing site or thing your parents have ever found you visiting?

12. Should they create teen controls to keep parents off of certain sites on the web?

13. Explain any connection between the US government and the NSA snooping on Americans and parents snooping on their teens:

14. A friend of mine says that since she pays for her kids' phones and computers she has a right to check on them at any time. What do you think about this assertion? And what if a kid pays for a phone/computer with their own money. In the comments section respond to these questions:

Learning Extension

Read this fascinating Pew Research Center report on parental internet monitoring of teens - but don't let your parents catch you reading it!!!!

Action Extension

Visit five or six websites that you know your parents would love for you to visit (buymomacar.org, Ilovemyparents.com, 100waystohonorbestparentsever.net, stayyoungandbeautifullikemom.com) and be sure to leave the tabs open on your computer or phone. See what your parents do about it. Share your results with class but not online!