KIDS become more tech savvy than their parents by the age of 12, a study found.
More than seven in ten parents say children use terms they don’t understand.
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Digital safety topped the poll of skills where parents feel most ill-equipped to help their children, according to the research by Vodafone.
Nicki Lyons, of Vodafone, said: “When it comes to tech any parent or carer knows what it’s like to feel your kids know more than you.”
Almost half of parents and carers (47 per cent) feel their children know more than them when it comes to technology.
In fact, a new study found Brits believe their kids’ digital knowledge overtakes theirs at just 12-years-old.
More than seven in 10 parents (71 per cent) claim their children use technological terms they don’t understand – with 66 per cent of parents confessing they are unfamiliar with digital slang such as ‘GRWM’ (get ready with me) and ‘OOMF’ (one of my friends).
Other online terms parents couldn’t explain were ‘smishing’ (SMS-phishing), ‘NFT‘ (non-fungible token) and ‘Digital Activism’.