SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Only 37 per cent of parents in Singapore feel confident about guiding their children's use of digital devices, a government survey has found.

The Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) said the majority of parents struggled, citing lack of time, children resisting rules, the ease of bypassing parental controls and limited knowledge of monitoring tools.

The February survey of 1,986 parents, released yesterday, found almost all were concerned about online risks.

Exposure to inappropriate content was the top worry, followed by interactions with strangers and cyberbullying.

Nine in 10 parents said they had already taken some steps, such as restricting screen time or blocking certain content.

The fin...