77% of teenagers can't imagine life without a smartphone, even in summer Bashny.Net

High school students are actively using gadgets during school year and during vacations. 77% of Russian teenagers aged 14-16 years can't imagine life without a smartphone, and 63% can't do without social networks.

In addition, a normal activity high school students trying to transfer into the digital world. So, 63% of Teens prefer to look for entertainment online and only 9% likely to find a variety of activities without recourse to the Internet. The rest are equally aggressive in seeking information for such activities in the Global web and beyond.



Teenagers often use the smartphone in their spare time: for example, more than half inclined to play online games and listen to music online. And only 14% would choose rather the usual games and prefer to listen to music live or on traditional media.

For communication with friends high school students also are increasingly using Network: 37% prefer to communicate via the Internet and only 22% prefer real meetings and live communication. As for the study, the research 45% of Teens prefer to contact the Network and just 22 percent for offline sources.

The possession of mobile devices allows young users to access the Internet at any time from anywhere, and they do not miss this opportunity. Parents are concerned about the activity of children. So, more than half of adults (59%) said that their children do not leave the device during the meal, and 70% said that teenagers take the gadget with you in bed.



"The older the child, the greater the role the Internet plays in his life, so the task of parents to explain to children that you can not only find useful and interesting information, but to face threats that are not always easy to recognize, — said Maria Namestnikova, an expert on child safety on the Internet. — To protect children from inappropriate content and warn adults about the dangers threatening the child, help the parental controls. But to convey their benefits to teenagers is not always easy, as many students feel the Network like a fish in water and often believe that the best parents know how to use it. Adults need to look for a special approach to explain the dangers of cyber threats".

 

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To protect children online, has developed a solution Kaspersky Safe Kids, compatible with all popular operating systems. The program helps parents to be aware of the fact that the young user does online and how much time he spends and gives you the opportunity to receive notifications about calls and SMS to the smartphone of the child and to locate him thanks to geolocation. published

 

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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