Lifestyle: Do you know what your children are doing online? Kate Hodal warns of some of the hidden dangers lurking in cyberspace.(News) From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 25, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kate Hodal

As any parent will know, regulating a maverick network like the internet to protect children from its dangers is much easier said than done.

But that shouldn't stop you from trying, as new research has found that nearly half (49 per cent) of all British children lie to their parents about what they're actually doing online, often pretending to be doing homework when, in fact, they're on social networking sites.

And one in three admitted they'd be in trouble if their parents knew what they were looking at.

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