Abstract

Digital parenting presents new challenges that require proven techniques to supervise children's online activities. The analysis focuses on the Cyber Parenting Scale (CPS), which serves as an assessment tool for evaluating parental skills in overseeing digital child activities. A survey of teenage children discovered that excessive social media usage causes important psychological and social problems, showing trust issues at 45–53% and guilt and initiative-related problems at 50–54%, as well as identity confusion at 65–73% and diminished autonomy at 60–66%. The reliability and validity of the CPS were confirmed through an alpha coefficient above 0.7, alongside a Pearson correlation coefficient exceeding 0.5. The findings demonstrate the need for parents to have specific programs that teach digital competence while preventing their children from spending excessive hours online. The results demonstrate how the CPS can serve as a practical assessment instrument for research and policy teams seeking to enhance digital parenting methods.