46% of Moms Don't Let Their Children See Their Full Facebook Profile

The oft-discussed dilemma of whether to share your Facebook profile with your mom often overlooks an important factor: Does she want to share hers with you?

A recent study suggests that about half of the time, the answer is no -- at least not the whole profile.

The survey, which was conducted by the publisher of publisher of Parenting and Babytalk magazines, found that 46% of mothers who responded don't give their children full access to their profiles.

This reluctance to overshare doesn't necessarily stop them from friending their children, or even their children's friends. A staggering 90% of respondents said that they are friends with their children on Facebook, and 77% said they are also friends with their children's friends on the social network.

It might be less than scientific study -- the data was collected from 1,146 participants via an email blast from a PR firm, and it doesn't break out data by age of child -- but it does hint that the younger half of the mother-child relationship isn't the only one that can be protective of its social media activity.

If you're mother doesn't let you see her whole page, don't take it personally; she's in good company. If you're really curious, however, you might borrow an idea from the 73% of study respondents who said they were not friends with their children on Facebook, but viewed their profiles through somebody else's account.

By Sarah Kessler