The way I learned to protect my kids online
I am a mother twice over and until recently I was a mother that knew very little about the web and was very scared of the threats it could pose to my kids. I knew I had to let me kids use the Internet as it is a vital tool for a child’s education as well a social development and development of IT skills. So I had to look for away to keep things under control and safe. Just to give you some info on my kids I have two Sally who is six and Sam who is fifteen. Sally has only just began to use the Internet and uses our family PC whereas Sam is a real swot and sued his own laptop from his bed room.
So anyway back to the point, I began my quest for information about protecting my children on the Internet ironically enough on the Internet. I found a host of good advice which now seems simple. The first and probably most critical bit of advice I found was to set clear ground rules about when and how the computer can be used. The second bit of advice concerned where the computer is kept, this advice stated that the computer should always be kept where others can see it. This idea made a lot of sense but I couldn’t really takes Sam lap top from him after letting him have it for years. However it was the third piece of advice that I found really useful. The site I was on recommended two bits of software PC Tattle Tale and Net Nanny. The first bit of software PC Tattle Tale was just the trick for keeping close tabs on Sam as it monitors and records everything a child does on the net without the child knowing. The Second product Net Nanny was perfect for Sally as it blocks harmful conten. I bought them both and now I sleep sound at night knowing I am keeping an electronic eye on my kids and in Sam’s case he doesn’t even realize.