Revista Latina de Comunicación Social # 070 – Pages 49 to 68 Funded Research | DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2015-1034en | ISSN 1138-5820 | Year 2015 http://www.revistalatinacs.org/070/paper/1034-UP/04en.html Página 49 How to cite this article in bibliographies / References E Jiménez Iglesias, M Garmendia Larrañaga, MÁ Casado del Río (2015): “Children‟s perception of the parental mediation of the risks of the Internet”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 70, pp. 49 to 68. http://www.revistalatinacs.org/070/paper/1034-UP/04en.html DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2015-1034en Children’s perception of the parental mediation of the risks of the Internet Estefanía Jiménez Iglesias [CV] [ ] University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) / estefania.jimenez@ehu.es Maialen Garmendia Larrañaga [CV] [ ] [ ] University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) / maialen.garmendia@ehu.es Miguel Ángel Casado del Río [CV] [ ] [ ] University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) / miguelangel.casado@ehu.es Abstract Introduction: This article addresses the role of the various agents that mediate children‟s internet use: parents, teachers and peers such as classmates and friends. Method. The study is based on a qualitative approach that involved focus groups and interviews with children aged 9-16, and the analysis of children‟s discourses. Results. The results focus on children‟s perceptions of their relationship with their classmates, friends, teachers and parents in relation to internet use. Conclusions. Children show a high degree of awareness about the risks of the internet, and greatly value the support of their friends in solving the problems they find online. However, children do not trust their parents for the mediation of their online activities despite recognising that their parents are those who can help them out the most Keywords Teenagers; childhood; children; internet; social networks; risks.