[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Internet Parental Controls

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:04:43 AM EDT

I have upgraded my computer and am giving my old computer to my nine year old. Does anyone have suggestions for internet parental controls? Are there any that are free?

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:07:35 AM EDT

[#1]

For a nine year old I would seriously consider white listing the sites that I would them to go to and just hard code the addresses while disabling DNS.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:09:25 AM EDT

[#2]

I have setup Microsoft Family Safety Live for a few poeple here in the office. It's free.

With it you can lock it down completely or jsut a few sites or nothing. It will monitor there viewing and you can look at reports to see where thye are going.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:11:45 AM EDT

[#3]

I can't keep my Mom off the Internet.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:14:10 AM EDT

[#4]

You could always talk to your kid about what's appropriate and what isn't...

But hey, who trusts their own children

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:18:49 AM EDT

[#5]

4chan is a great site for kids, extremely safe. It's sort of like a kid's version of Myspace actually. You post a picture of yourself and your personal information, and wait for friend requests to start rolling in.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:24:31 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

You could always talk to your kid about what's appropriate and what isn't...

But hey, who trusts their own children

I trust my son, but that doesn't stop accidentally finding inappropriate things.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:25:00 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

4chan is a great site for kids, extremely safe. It's sort of like a kid's version of Myspace actually. You post a picture of yourself and your personal information, and wait for friend requests to start rolling in.

That's not nice.

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:26:21 AM EDT

[#8]

This is the one you probably want: K9 Web Protection

Posted: 4/9/2010 9:27:39 AM EDT

[#9]

I'm just curious how much internet surfing does a nine year old really need to do?

Posted: 4/9/2010 10:06:36 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

I'm just curious how much internet surfing does a nine year old really need to do?

Not too much at the moment. He is going to get the computer as a birthday present. He likes lego.com and other kid sites.

Posted: 4/9/2010 10:07:18 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

I have setup Microsoft Family Safety Live for a few poeple here in the office. It's free.

With it you can lock it down completely or jsut a few sites or nothing. It will monitor there viewing and you can look at reports to see where thye are going.

Thank you. I'll check this out.

Posted: 4/9/2010 10:23:32 PM EDT

[#12]

Norton also has a free service. Looks good, but I haven't started using it.

Posted: 4/9/2010 10:26:40 PM EDT

[#13]

Me, I would not let my kids anywhere near the internet until they are 14. Then, they get a few pages just so they learn how to use it. When they are 18, they can have fun. What does a 9 Y.O. need to do on the internet anyways?

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