Making an extremely interesting and significant disclosure, a recently conducted survey, which was jointly carried out by the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) and the National Parents Council Primary (NPCP), has revealed that the threat that kids might come in exposure with inappropriate content on the web is the most widespread issue of apprehension among parents when we talk about the usefulness of internet for their children.

The survey revealed that in excess of 83% of parents were anxious regarding the unsuitable content online. Around 65% of parents were also found bothered about their kids providing personal information to strangers while using web services, while around 60% of the parents participated in the survey were suspecting that their kids would come in contact with vicious video games and content on the web.

On the other hand, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) Centre has revealed that the fear persisting in the minds of parents regarding the internet and technology is subjecting children to a variety of safety risks.

The findings of the survey revealed that around 46% parents having younger kids claim that they have always considered that the risks on offer through the internet are far more than the so-called advantages.

While expressing his opinion in this regard, the Chief Executive of Ceop Centre, Peter Davies, said that young people and kids are at the vanguard of latest and upcoming technology, “the real internet pioneers”, though he admitted the fact that they generally tend to make simple mistakes that can drag them to a variety of safety risks.

He further added that, “We all have a role to play and today I want to encourage parents to engage with their child to help avoid these risks”. The observations collected by the survey, which studied the views of more than 800 parents towards the usefulness of internet for their children, were made public yesterday for marking the “Safer Internet Day”.