Released on: January 25, 2008, 9:20 am

Press Release Author: IT Works Corporation

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Best Family Internet Filter. Control Child Internet Time,
e-mail, messengers

Press Release Body: Every parent's worst internet nightmare is to find their son or
daughter looking at pornographic material, or worse, interacting with child
molesters online. To protect our children, we must utilize three methods of
control. Software content filters are a good first step, but only when we
supplement them with good parenting as well. By situating family computers in a
public place and asking our children the same questions we ask when they go out with
friends, we create a three-pronged assault on child predators and ensure the safe
online experience that our children deserve.
The most important way that we as parents can protect our children online is to ask
questions. These are the same questions you would ask any time your children leave
the house; Where are they going? What are they doing there? Who else is there? Be
careful not to ask leading questions or to accuse your child of something they have
not done, but just listen. Also, make sure that your children know they have your
ear. Tell them that if they see anything that frightens or confuses them, which is
bound to happen, you are open to discussing it with them.
Another aspect of parenting is setting and enforcing ground rules. Some parents
are content to allow their children unlimited time online. Others choose to limit
the amount of time their children can spend. Either way, make sure your children
know what you expect of them. Inform them of the rules of when they can use the
computer, where they can go, and for how long. Then, stick to those rules. If you
allow your child to be online for one hour, make it one hour every time. Allowing
'five more minutes' can quickly degenerate into allowing unlimited time, so hold
your ground.
The second big step we can take to protect our children is to monitor them whenever
they are online. You may not want to spy on your kids, or you may think this
violates their privacy, but it is your job to protect them; privacy will come with
maturity. There are different ways of achieving this, however, and you may want to
pick the options that work best for you. Obviously you could sit and watch your
children when they are online, but this works best for young children who often
need help reading and navigating anyway.
But with older children, we can not be with them every second. We have to utilize
other methods of observation. The most common method is to use your web browser's
'history' option to review websites that have been visited recently. This is easy
to erase, and often one of the first things kids learn to do when trying to hide
their activities. Another option is to place your child's computer in a public,
preferably high-traffic area. If the computer is in a public area, parents and
siblings can easily observe a child's activities.
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