Furthermore, a majority of parents are unintentionally exposing their children to inappropriate behaviour online and cyber-bullying because they have not got proper parental controls in place.
The findings come from research commissioned by online safety experts McAfee and released by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) on Monday (November 18) to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week 2013.
McAfee and the ABA have now published a report and a series of online videos offering information, advice and guidance to parents and children to help them stay safe online.
Conducted this term involving more than 1,000 children aged between 10 and 17, the research also found that 16 per cent have been on the receiving end of “mean or cruel” behaviour online, while 22 per cent have witnessed the same behaviours directed at a classmate or friend.
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