42 Quotes by Parry Aftab

This is a rich and upper-middle-class problem. They have too much time, too much technology and their parents aren't around to keep an eye on them.

A lot of teens have no idea that what they're posting may have ramifications later on in life. If it's on the Internet for one second, it's on the Internet forever.

They don't see a real risk because they're sitting in their living rooms or bedrooms where they don't see anyone there to hurt them.

They don't know how to exercise judgment. There's no impulse control of kids these age.

This is what teens do. They act out and pretend to be cool. It's not easy for them in real life, but online they just have to change the background of their Web site to be cool.

They're licking their lips and arching their back for the camera because they can, and they have no idea of the consequences.

As kids become more tech savvy, something has to be done. We can't just tell children not to visit these sites and assume that will be enough. And we've heard that parental control programs are too complex for people, so best of all would be straightforward, easy applications, and some legislation as well.

Take their keyboards to work with you. They can live without the mouse, but not the keyboard.

They want a cell phone to be in the kid's hands, but they want control.