{"id":20540,"date":"2025-07-16T08:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/google-and-livity-publish-early-survey-findings-on-teens-digital-habits\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:52:44","slug":"google-and-livity-publish-early-survey-findings-on-teens-digital-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/google-and-livity-publish-early-survey-findings-on-teens-digital-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Google and Livity publish early survey findings on teens\u2019 digital habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-block-key=\"jxg0j\">To better understand what teens really think about tech, we partnered with youth research experts at Livity, an agency elevating young voices, to produce the \u201cFuture Report: a project consulting 7,000 young people aged 13-18 across Europe.\u201d The final report \u2014 which will include new statistics on AI and learning \u2014 will be published in September.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"8a99i\">Today we\u2019re sharing three highlights from teen opinions on wellbeing and online safety.<\/p>\n<h2 data-block-key=\"3vevt\">1. Teens are finding balance and asking for support<\/h2>\n<p data-block-key=\"elnk4\">As school holidays begin and teens have more free time, the survey showed that teens want to balance their time on and offline. Teens were aware of the impact of too much screen time on their mental and emotional health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"39se1\">57% say they\u2019ve found a balanced relationship between online and offline life.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"e5c68\">80% feel they manage their digital habits well \u2014 particularly with what and who they share content with online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"30st3\">The survey also revealed they\u2019re using simple but effective strategies to balance online and offline time and manage their mental health and happiness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"2rdh3\">43% say they spend more time with family and friends<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"uf4s\">31% say they focus on offline hobbies.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"f4q99\">30% report exercising.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"4cufv\">And 25% say they set their own screen time limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"414tj\">Importantly, three in four teens are already using tech to support their mental and physical wellbeing \u2014 from sleep tracking to mindfulness and fitness apps. At the same time, they want platforms to support that wellbeing proactively with built-in controls, like YouTube\u2019s \u201cTake a Break\u201d reminders for teen accounts or Family Link\u2019s schooltime and bedtime settings. \u201cI go out to be with friends, to spend time, joke around and play together, not to sit on a bench and start scrolling our phones,\u201d 15-year-old Anita from Italy reported in the survey.<\/p>\n<h2 data-block-key=\"dvndl\">2. Teens trust parents\u2019 advice, and need proactive support, too<\/h2>\n<p data-block-key=\"13iig\">Despite being digital natives, teens still turn to parents and guardians first when they face challenges online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"5spra\">68% would go to a parent about scams or fraud.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"4fhpu\">63% would go to a parent about cyberbullying or harassment.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"8mn7h\">58% would go to a parent about uncomfortable online interactions.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"5l7jb\">57% would go to a parent about privacy settings and security concerns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"7g23b\">The majority of teens report that their parents use tools like screen-time controls, app settings or account supervision<b>,<\/b> but only 31% felt their parents understood online information well. There are resources for this kind of help, like our various tools specifically for families. There\u2019s also Google\u2019s Meet LEO training program, which gives caregivers and educators across Europe the knowledge and confidence to support digital wellbeing at home and in schools. \u201c<\/p>\n<h2 data-block-key=\"4pu2g\">3. Teens need tools, trust and two-way conversations<\/h2>\n<p data-block-key=\"9f8dc\">The survey showed us that teen wellbeing online isn\u2019t just about screen time. It\u2019s about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"82ser\">Giving young people tools they can trust;<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"42m5e\">Empowering them to make informed choices;<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"8vre2\">Supporting parents and educators with easy-to-use controls;<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"c9ur4\">And most of all, listening to what teens say they need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"a0jor\">As 17-year-old Szymon from Poland put it, \u201cOnline gives me a voice, offline gives me a purpose.\u201d The internet will continue to evolve, so we\u2019ll keep learning, listening and building age-appropriate tools that help young people feel safe, seen and supported online. Check back later this year when we share the final results of the report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/families\/2025-europe-teen-online-wellbeing-survey\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To better understand what teens really think about tech, we partnered with youth research experts at Livity, an agency elevating young voices, to produce the \u201cFuture Report: a project consulting 7,000 young people aged 13-18 across Europe.\u201d The final report \u2014 which will include new statistics on AI and learning \u2014 will be published in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}