Survey: Parents control kids' media use

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- Parents control their children's exposure to inappropriate media content, said a national survey released in Washington Wednesday.

The survey -- conducted by the Kaiser Family Association -- showed that 65 percent of parents said they "closely" monitor their children's media use, and only 18 percent think they "should do more," the organization said in a news release.

Almost 73 percent of parents claimed to know "a lot" about their children's online activities.

"While parents are still concerned about a lot of what they see in the media, most are surprisingly confident that they've got a handle on what their own kids are seeing and doing -- even when it comes to the Internet," said Vicky Rideout, vice president and director of Kaiser's Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health.

However, the report -- "Parents, Children & Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey" -- showed that 65 percent of parents are still worried about their children's exposure to inappropriate media content in general.