Worried for your child's obsession for Internet and social networking sites? You are not alone, researchers say.
According to a British study, a third of all parents in the country think Internet is a danger for their kids while 80 per cent believe their children are getting addicted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The study, commissioned by Internet charity the Nominet Trust, also found that a third of parents even believe that Internet can "rewire" a person's brain, a daily reported.
The Nominet Trust, however, said there is no evidence that social networks are harmful in themselves, and that there is no neurological evidence of the web changing brains. More...
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According to a British study, a third of all parents in the country think Internet is a danger for their kids while 80 per cent believe their children are getting addicted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The study, commissioned by Internet charity the Nominet Trust, also found that a third of parents even believe that Internet can "rewire" a person's brain, a daily reported.
The Nominet Trust, however, said there is no evidence that social networks are harmful in themselves, and that there is no neurological evidence of the web changing brains. More...
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