Introduction

Abstract

Nowadays, Internet usage knows no age limits. Since an increasing number of households all over the world own a computer and have Internet access, many children have access to the Internet and explore the web from a young age. The German study KIM continuously examines the media usage of children aged between six and thirteen years old. According to this study [15], on average 62% of German children use the Internet. This number for children increases with age from 21% by six years old to 93% by thirteen years old. 75% of the children use a search engine (e.g. Google) at least once a week.