New data show how parents and their children interact on Facebook . But the findings , from Facebook 's data science team , also illustrate how personal interactions on Facebook can mirror those in the so-called real world . More than 90 % of conversations between 13-year - olds and parents are formed by Facebook . Moms prefer endearments like ` ` my handsome son '' ; dads prefer slang and words like ` ` dude ''
New data show how parents and their children interact on Facebook . More than 90 % of conversations between 13-year - olds and parents are formed by Facebook . Moms prefer endearments like ` ` my handsome son '' ; dads prefer slang and words like ` ` dude ''