But UCLA's LeGagnoux says that those methods don't take the place of giving children guidance about how to use the Web. But parents not only need to spend time with their children, they should also be at least as familiar with the online phenomenon as their kids are. Davey's parents aren't as tech-savvy as he is, but he does have an older sister, already out of college, whom his parents enlist for tech talks. O'Leary's parents are the same way, though he says his mother takes an interest in his online writing career. It's the parents' responsibility to keep tabs on their children, online or not.
Parents have to teach their kids a balance of responsibility, supervision and independence.
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