The real answer to your question: the most commonly used Chinese input method allows you to type the first pinyin letters only, and the algorithm will figure ou

The real answer to your question: the most commonly used Chinese input method allows you to type the first pinyin letters only, and the algorithm will figure out the most likely Chinese characters you want. It's not "the parents" can't read it. It's that people who don't use electronics have a harder time reading it.