Poll: Is it too intrusive to check your children's text messages?
As a report warns that parents are putting their children at risk of sexual abuse by failing to carry out basic checks on their mobile phones, we want to know what you think.
The study into child sexual exploitation found a lack of understanding among families that paedophiles often try to contact children through the mobile devices.
The report, Are Parents In The Picture?, found more than half (56%) of parents thought it was "most intrusive" to check text messages sent and received by children aged nine to 14.
This is despite agreement from nine out of 10 safeguarding professionals that mobile phones were a key tool for perpetrators of child sexual exploitation, Pace said.
Is it too intrusive to check your children's text messages? Vote in our poll below and have your say in the comments section:
