Many parents are ignorant of their children’s internet use, with only 29 per cent aware they are accessing the web in their bedrooms, a new study commissioned by the Malta Communications Authority has revealed.

The author, psychology professor Mary Anne Lauri, said parents’ perceptions were often very different from the reality.

Nearly 90 per cent believed their children were using the internet for schoolwork while, in fact, they used it mostly to watch videos.

The study focused on Maltese children aged between eight and 15 as well as their parents or caregivers.

Data was collected between November and December.

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