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Monitor or talk? 5 ways parents can help keep their children safe online

  • Written by Joris Van Ouytsel, Assistant Professor of Interpersonal Communication, Arizona State University
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Children have been spending more time online. A May 2020 study found that U.S. teenagers spent around seven hours a day, on average, using screens. Even before the pandemic, U.S. teens were indicating in surveys that they were “almost constantly online.”

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