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Parental Controls: Setup, Enforcement & Transparency

Measures caregivers' experiences configuring, enforcing, and communicating about digital parental controls across devices and platforms, with a focus on setup friction, bypass behavior, and child-facing transparency.

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29 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this study on parental controls. We are interested in your experiences setting up, using, and communicating about parental controls on digital devices. This survey takes approximately 8–10 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential, anonymized, and will be reported only in aggregate. By continuing, you agree to participate in this research.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Have you used parental controls on any digital device or platform in the past 3 months?

Q03
Multiple Choice

Which of the following platforms have you used parental controls on in the past 3 months? Please select all that apply.

Q04
Long Text

How easy or difficult was it to complete the initial setup the last time you configured parental controls?

Q05
Long Text

Overall, how effective are the parental controls at enforcing the rules you have set?

Q06
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how you communicate with your child about digital rules and monitoring? Please select all that apply.

Q07
Long Text

If anything, what was the most confusing part of using parental controls?

Q08
Multiple Choice

What is your role in the child's care?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses will help improve parental control tools and transparency for families. You may now close this window.

Q10
Long Text

Please rank your top 3 goals for using parental controls, from most to least important.

Q11
Long Text

Approximately how long did your most recent initial setup take?

Q12
Multiple Choice

In the last 30 days, did your child bypass or get around any parental control limits?

Q13
Long Text

How clear are the notices or messages shown to your child when a limit or monitoring rule is in effect?

Q14
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Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you would like to share about your experience with parental controls?

Q15
Multiple Choice

What are the ages of the children in your household? Please select all that apply.

Q16
Long Text

How clear were the instructions and guidance provided during setup?

Q17
Multiple Choice

How did your child bypass or get around the limits? Please select all that apply.

Q18
Long Text

How well do the parental controls balance your child's safety with their privacy?

Q19
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your experience in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your parental controls experience.

Q20
Multiple Choice

Which device does your child primarily use that has parental controls enabled?

Q21
Long Text

How often do you adjust your parental control settings?

Q22
Multiple Choice

Which of the following would make parental controls feel more transparent to you? Please select all that apply.

Q23
Long Text

In which country or region do you currently live?

Q24
Long Text

How useful are the activity alerts you receive from your parental control tools?

Q25
Long Text

What is your age?

Q26
Long Text

How useful are the activity reports you receive from your parental control tools?

Q27
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q28
Long Text

What is your highest level of education completed?

Q29
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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