Entertainment and sports sites headed the lists. Teens spend about three hours daily on the Web. A White House survey found 42 percent of parents supervised their children's online experience only a little, but 54 percent did not surpervise at all. As a parent, you can probably see that, like television and video games, the Web has a marvelous side for gathering information, interacting with people in far-flung places, and cummunicating with friends rapidly. But you can also probably see that it has a disturbing quality as well.
Many parents feel helpless in trying to spend more time in relationships with their children.
Between TV and the Internet, there may be precious time left for parents. You may also feel intimidated by the computer and your lack of technological sophistication, which keeps you from effectively supervising what your kids are doing on the Net those three hours every day. The Internet is a major force in our kids' lives and it isn't going away. In addition, go in chat rooms and find out what your child is talking about and with whom. And put limits on the time spent on the Web.