Social media changes parent-child dynamics

Interacting on social networking sites has changed the dynamics in Chinese families.(LI MIN / China Daily) *** NOT TO BE REUSED ***

Social media is changing China’s parent-child dynamics and prompting some children to use cloak-and-dagger measures to protect their privacy.

LIN ZHISHAN’S greatest joy is browsing her son’s micro blog – without his knowledge. Her 24-year-old son, who is studying in Japan, has no inkling his mother monitors his online social networks. And Lin hopes to keep it that way.