New survey by Knowthenet reveals only 30% of parents can identify the most common internet slang terms and acronyms used by their teenage children.

Only 8% of parents knew that LMIRL stands for 'let's meet in real life', a strong indication their child may be about to meet a stranger they have been chatting to online. The organisation recommends that parents regularly use resources such as its own knowledge centre to keep up to date with constantly changing internet slang.

Source: Knowthenet press release 11 July 2013