According to news research of Kaspersky Lab and the iconKids & Youth Institute, the way we live our "digital life" (Internet) has a significant impact on our family relationships. As people spend more and more time on the Internet, one-fifth of parents and children say the Internet and connected devices can be a source of family tension. 
Η research, which involved over 3.700 families in seven countries, provides insight into how the digital world is disrupting traditional family dynamics. While in the past parents were the first people children turned to when looking for answers to questions or advice, one in four (23%) parents now say their children prefer to go online rather than talk to them.
Also, the survey found that almost half (42%) parents are not "friends" with their children in social media, and one in five (18%) believes this is due to the fact that their children will be they were embarrassing.
Overall, one-fifth of parents (21%) and children (22%) indicate that the Internet can cause family tension. The most worrying of all is the fact that one in three parents (31%) believes that the Internet isolates him from his children.
Η conflict μπορεί να επιδεινώνεται από το γεγονός ότι οι συσκευές που χρησιμοποιούνται για σύνδεση στο Internet είναι συχνά κοινόχρηστες. Τα δύο τρίτα των οικογενειών που συμμετείχαν στην έρευνα δήλωσαν ότι μοιράζονται έναν οικογενειακό υπολογιστή. Ως αποτέλεσμα αυτού, το ένα τρίτο των γονέων (31%), παραπονιέται ότι το παιδί του έχει σπάσει κάτι που βρίσκεται σε μια συνδεδεμένη συσκευή ή έχει «μολύνει» συσκευές με ιό ενώ βρισκόταν online (30%). Ακόμη, το ένα τέταρτο (24%) αναγκάστηκε να πληρώσει για κάτι που το παιδί του είχε παραγγείλει ή «κατεβάσει». Ομοίως, το 13% των παιδιών κατηγορεί τους γονείς του για το σπάσιμο μιας συσκευής και το 16% παραπονιέται ότι οι γονείς του είχαν διαγράψει κατά λάθος μερικά από τα δεδομένα του.
Andrei Mochola, Head of Consumer Business of Kaspersky Lab, said"It makes sense that the sharing - and misuse - of connected devices could lead to conflicts within a family. However, as the family spends more and more time online, its dynamics are also changing. It's important that families have ongoing conversations about how they can identify and respond to potential risks, and that parents and children should jointly agree on ground rules for how to best navigate the digital world. It is also important to be serious about security issues. Therefore, we recommend it to everyone installation of a complete home internet security solution across all devices in the home. You should also reinforce these solutions with parental control software that can block access to inappropriate websites or apps and prevent sensitive data from being shared or deleted.”
Janice Richardson, Senior Advisor at European Schoolnet, adds: "Although the Internet can be a source of conflict for some families, recent research[1] of the European Commission Joint Research Center highlights an emerging trend where siblings and extended family members play a much larger role in children's online activities. As expected, children instinctively turn to the person who realizes that they are able to correct technical issues, advise them on websites and security tools, and give them more objective answers to sensitive questions. This trend shows how important it is for parents and guardians to develop their own technical skills and build relationships of trust with their children, while setting some basic rules for using the Internet and devices to avoid conflicts. At the same time, software and social media providers should be looking to develop more tools that are "family friendly".
More useful tips on protecting children on the Internet are available on the site kids.kaspersky.com. Information about a technique λύση γι' αυτά τα προβλήματα είναι διαθέσιμες στον ιστότοπο Kaspersky Safe Kids.
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[1] Chaudron, S. et al (2015) Young children (0-8) and digital technology: a qualitative exploratory study across seven countries. JRC 93239, Joint Research Center, European Commission. http://publications.jrc.ec.
