Parental control tool for child web surfing
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If you are concerned about your child surfing the internet and would like some kind of filtering to prevent your kid from going into \"objectional\" sites...try this.
http://www.k9webprotection.com/
I use it myself, and find it quite good. Easy to install and manage. -
super_dad:
Hey, looks good man, thanks! Now I can stop myself... I mean my kids from watching porn.If you are concerned about your child surfing the internet and would like some kind of filtering to prevent your kid from going into \"objectional\" sites...try this.
http://www.k9webprotection.com/
I use it myself, and find it quite good. Easy to install and manage. -
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Hi,
Anybody like to share what filter software you use to keep your children safe from the unwanted online information. The computer and internet has become part and parcel of children's life, so what precautions are you taking to prevent them from either intentionally or unintentionally obtaining undesirable information ? -
lizawa:
Hi lizawa,Hi,
Anybody like to share what filter software you use to keep your children safe from the unwanted online information. The computer and internet has become part and parcel of children's life, so what precautions are you taking to prevent them from either intentionally or unintentionally obtaining undesirable information ?
I've been using K9 Web Protection since superdad recommended it, and it is very good :love: ! It is free and quite effective. Aside from filtering, it also logs down every URL access so you get a good picture of where your child went. I let my son know that too, and as far as I can tell, he has been quite obedient -
Hi Chief,
Thanks ! Will try that out ! -
How does this defer from netnanny (besides its pricing)?
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One of my colleague told me that what he does to prevent his children to surf unwanted website is he placed his computer at the living room. So that indirectly they are being monitored and they will try to restrict themselves for surfing illegal web site. I feel that it is a good tactic that parent can consider this will prevent your child accuse you for intruding their privacy or not trusting them if they found out that you installed software to monitor their surfing activities.
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I don’t think its so much a matter of invading privacy… not trusting…
or even the monitoring… As parents and owners of the home PC/laptop,
we have the right to install any software we want to safeguard our
property and for the benefit of all. Filtering helps reduce the invasion of
viruses as well which may come with certain sites. Hence, regardless of
whether the child visits or not, or if child visits intentionally or
unintentionally, its also safer. Having a corrupted PC is not beneficial to
the family’s need to use it, within the time frame it is taken to fix the
problem (if one does crop up). Our PC our rules. Our home our rules.
Just my opinion.
Thanks Chief and super_dad. I’ll look into K9. -
I feel that my colleague sugestion is more for parents that have teenager or maybe higher primary school like primary 5 or 6 to prevent them to visit pron site or web chatting etc… which is dangerous. The sugestion is just another tactic that parents can consider.
I agree that it took lot of time and frustration to clear virus but if the intension is to prevent viruse and spyware than I think installing anti-virus software should be enough. -
Heyya Ivanlew, thanks... and point noted on your colleague's suggestion.
On a personal experience, when me and my siblings were in our teens
our PC was all along within the living room area as only one PC for
common use amongst all of us. My daddie has the Parental Tool for as
long as i can remember. We had no issues with it. Trust... we know that
trust have to be earned. We do not fear any tool for we trust we aren't
going in those illegal sites aniwaes, aye..
We as teenagers then, would feel more intrusion of privacy if we have
hovering parents who seem to go in and out the kitchen via living room,
..... this, would deem as a display of blatant distrust. Besides the use of
multiple browsers would be too tiny to watch out for, from a distance with
failing eyes, even like mine.
Hence the parental tool is there just for the sake of it in our case. And me
being thee only girl in the house, i found it natural for daddie to be more
protective. As children... as teenagers, we are probably not mature enuf
to know the wrongs and the rights of internet use then... or chatting ethics
and stuff. I suppose i wud just do the same too, as mine are both girls.
Growing up down the road, i may resume full time work again cos the girls
are older. And without the supervision of parents, the parental tool should
help keep activities in place.
What i meant by the viruses in the earlier postings was... there are times
when certain sites or certain uploading of stuff are directed at illegal sites,
which may have been unintentionally opened. These unintentional alone
can allow virus and yes with virus control it helps with malfunction, but at
least we know where the source came from with parental tool.
Share an experience of an acquaintance.
PC malfunction in his home caused it to go in for repairs at a
neighbourhood PC shop. Prior to this, children just said they
didn't know what happened but the PC just died. Upon further
check ups with the PC doctor, the history of the PC actvity came
to light. Dad confronted children who adamantly denied and he
found out later it was accessed by friends from the children's school
who came over to hang out in the parents' presence as they worked
full time. The kids uploaded a whole lotta porn videos and pictures &
illegal downloading of songs - which if caught would get the dad in
trouble as the PC was in his name.
Learning from that experience, he sat down with his children and told
them of the parental tool he installed and they were okay with it.. Dad
also did not prohibit the friends from coming over. Sometimes,
we trust our kids but we may not know their friends very well.. so its a
safety measure more than a trust measure in my opinion only lah...
Plus, as long as the kids are under our roof and taking pocket money
from us, it's only right we as parents make the ultimate decision...
until the children are grown enough to get their own at least, hahaahaa!
Prevention is better than cure lah for me, esp with 2 princesses. Hubs
wud even keep a rifle if he had to! Wuakakakakaah! :roll:
So aniwaes Ivanlew, hope you didn't take offence to what i shared in my
earlier posting. Wasn't directed at your post per se... but more to just a
mere opinion of the humbled un-savvy mom. Cheerios! Hope we
are cool on that, ya! -
Exam is over & my dd asked me if she is allowed to join FaceBook if her results are good. Most of her classmate are and she wanted very badly to join the fun.
I’m very hesitant to allow her to join FB. I have my own reason but it’s quite difficult to explain to a 10 year old why I object.
Am I making a right decision? -
EN:
my own opinion is that some of the games are quite addictive, but then again, you can get these games on other sites too. It may help if you are one of her 'friends' on fb too, then you can monitor what she does since it publishes your 'friends' activities.Exam is over & my dd asked me if she is allowed to join FaceBook if her results are good. Most of her classmate are and she wanted very badly to join the fun.
I'm very hesitant to allow her to join FB. I have my own reason but it's quite difficult to explain to a 10 year old why I object.
Am I making a right decision? -
[quote]It may help if you are one of her 'friends' on fb too, then you can monitor what she does since it publishes your 'friends' activities.[/quote]
Hi,
This is a very good suggestion. YOu can't stop your child because this is what every child is doing now but yet to certain extend it is dangerous
so the best way is to join their community and be one of the friend to monitor and guide them -
In FB, it allows to create grouping which only those members in the group to interact and those outside not able to see. Another is to write to the person using private message where no one will see it too. I have funny people writing to me or friends of colleague or friends of friends, working customer etc. However, Ivanlew, you got a point there.
There is no way of stopping my dd to join in FB. If she can’t do it at home, she can do it in school. It’s just a matter of time.
The only way I can allow her is that she allows me to sit besides her occassionally when she logs in. Just to monitor her activities besides becoming one of her contacts. Or ensure that she includes me in her groups. Wonder if she gets older, will she gets defiance over me checking on her. -
I think the other way is to educate them, try to talk to them about the dangerous of internet though they might not understand but at least they are more aware.
My daugther is just primary, one of this day I will face the same problem.
I would understand your concern. -
my son has been on facebook for more than a year already…
it is something he looks forward-to almost everyday… but access is only granted under supervision and more loosely on weekends.
i have his account security and privacy configured so as to prevent spam and unwanted messages.
i control this daily and reject invitations and remove applications. its very strict i know… but i believe my steps are not unwarranted.
facebook has lots of stuf that is fun for the kids… my son and i challenge each other alot on Mousehunt… very clean fun…
need constant monitoring for social web sites… things like blocking profile searches are all part and parcel of the restrictions you should put into place for them.
dun forget though… theres actually a minimum age requirement… ; ] -
mckenzy:
dun forget though.... theres actually a minimum age requirement... ; ]
Yup, my DD jokes that I have to make her \"an old lady\" before she can register. And yes, like mckenzy, I make her account as private as possible. Anyone other than friends cannot see her profile pic and I don't even use a pic that shows her face, even though she is in the pic alone, just in case. I explained to her about how people can lie easily on the internet and she agreed.
Basically, she just wants to see the photo albums of her mommy and daddy and close friends and relatives. And also to play with the more cutesy applications. She hasn't touched her account in ages but I think she may get interested again once she and her friends reach a certain age. (Currently, she's 7.) -
full agreed with ivanlew. That why i think we should attend the cyberwellness training… think they have it in school for children but parents we need some training ourselves.
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bishanman:
full agreed with ivanlew. That why i think we should attend the cyberwellness training.. think they have it in school for children but parents we need some training ourselves.
There's a thread for this here : http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=59000#59000
Maybe if we go in groups there is a discount ? Perhaps some of us can contact the organiser for this ? -
Anyway in the UK, many schools conduct cyber wellness course for free for parents and it is really useful as they teach practical lessons.
Maybe singapore should do the same.