Let's face it; being a parent is a tough job and computers and the internet has brought us a mixed blessing.
It's great that there is a way for kids to play games, find out
information, do their homework, talk with their friends, and get caught
up in X-rated websites and cartoon anime nudes............. Whoah, it
actually does happen some of the time.
Shall we give one rousing
cheer for progress? This is why parental software that provides blocking
and monitoring are necessary. As parents, we are responsible for
keeping our kids safe and the Internet is a dangerous place.
Net Nanny Blocks Like A Football Star, PC Tattletale Tells All
Kids
do not always recognize the dangers at first and they don't ever tell
their parents everything. So software like PC Tattletale and Net Nanny
are perfect babysitters...and yes, it does tattle. Blocking sites and
using filters is what Net Nanny does and this works really well for
younger kids that are not surfing the net, but being protected from
inappropriate pop ups and content. The smaller children just want access
to their games and they are good to go.
Blame It On The Hormones
If
things are blocked for older kids, that makes them more curious, and
all they have to do is go to a friend's home, log on, and try to find
out what was being blocked. The older kids will be more attracted to
what they now see as "forbidden computer fruit".
When parents
told us not to see certain things, what did we do? Of course- we just
had to take a peek or try it out some of the time. Tell an adolescent
not to do something and you might as well be waving a red flag in front
of that raging bunch of hormones. With PC Tattletale... let them spend
hours online, I know what they are doing and this gives me peace of
mind.
The Tattler Will Rat Them Out
PC Tattletale and
other parent monitoring software are different from the content
blockers. These are the programs that will let you know every move your
children are making on the less restricted computers. This is the
monitoring that really does rat your kids out. If they hit a key, I have
a record of it. Their sites, chats and messages; even emails can be
monitored for appropriate behavior. The software lets you do this
without being anywhere around the kids. You receive the information on
your computer and can check it anytime. You don't even have to alert the
older ones to the fact that you are watching them. You have had your
eagle eyes watching them all their lives so this is nothing new. This
monitoring allows me to check up on my kids and keep them safe.
NetNanny For The Younger Crowd and Monitor The Older Ones
The
upshot is this...Net Nanny and other blocking programs will work for
kids up to about 9 or 10. This program does just what it says...it
blocks out the inappropriate content. For older kids get the parental
monitoring software and use it...in this case, it is better safe than
sorry...
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