Child safety programs that aren't ...

Hmmm. This is not to knock any safety for children software but if one thinks installing things such as 'Naomi' will keep all kids from wandering into places we want them to avoid - nope.

One child, one Naomi software. One child went to Yahoo Answers on how to get around it and poof, there the answer was apparently. He downloaded something called Remove on Reboot and poof!

Ah yes, Morgan is in very hot water right now but thought I'd share a 'heads-up' lest anyone has children using their computer and wants to run a quick search to see if the above software is hiding away in the Programs section - gentle smile.

 

I don't think that there is anything to beat supervision, Kids are clever, and no matter what you do they will find away around it, in the end if they want to so why bother, just take the time to spend some time with your children and supervise and advise them.

 

So very true! And I'll give the child a bit of credit ... he knows how to delete all traces of being on the web, yet choose not to - fully aware I would spot it and sit him down for a 'wee chat'.

Turns out where he wanted to go is a pretty bland site with a 'scary name' (Deviant Art) - simply because he's fascinated with creating graphics, etc.

And I burst into delighted laughter reading your words, "Kids are clever" - isn't that the truth! They (and I) are going to mess up along the way but as long as they 'fess up', guess that's how we all learn.

 

Being the closest to a "child" of all those here, I must admit that I found the easiest and most effective tactic in my mind, is to not have any typ of supervision. As it is a child's mind to be curious and that is increased more when there is a barrier there to stop them. They will keep trying to get around the barrier just to see what is on the other side.

In my younger years, I did the exact same thing and bypassed the monitoring software, after that, it stayed off and I felt slightly better as my parents had put the feeling of "trust" into me which gave me more responsibility and also making me more wary as to what I went on as I knew it could always be traced.

It is impossible and I believe wrong, to stop block peoples access to the internet as a "safety precaution" as everyone has to learn the good and bad things in life at some point in time. It just depends on the age of those concerned.

Not trying to give any parenting advice as I'd be the last person to know about that, just my thoughts into the whole "net nanny" ideas

But I will agree, kids are getting much, much smarter with the internet, it scares even me!

 

I know the best thing to stop a kid messing on the internet - its called Router encryption
thats all I do lol

 

I know the best thing to stop a kid messing on the internet - its called Router enpocket
thats all I do lol

also works well ,

thing is even if you stop them at home can you say thier friends parents are as careful, can you say that they are not using internet cafe's, or public librarys, or found away around the schools security?

 

You are all right, of course - we have no 'control' over what they do on friend's computers, etc.

But I'm stuck somewhere in the middle ...for the 'parent's control' wasn't, oddly enough, added to 'control' where they surf as much as trying to offer protection them from some of the sites.

For instance, one is 8 and the other 12 ... and I should think little boys would be fascinated with learning certain things about life (similar to perhaps some of you that hid 'Playboy' under your mattresses? ). Now, no throwing rocks, please - but that doesn't bother me.

What would bother me - a lot - would be if either of them hit on some of the sites I've accidentally hit on when wandering the net. Typed in 'panty-hose' once to see if they could be purchased cheaper online - and hit a site that wasn't just was so gross, it was - well, puke and ugh! Full screen after full close-up screens flew up, one after another and clicking 'x' to close did no good whatsoever.

Sites like above were what I was trying to avoid.

Think we're reached a compromise, though - the parent-control stays off but the little one can only use the computer if I'm in the same room with him. The older child, he's in the same boat as his little brother (but only for 2 weeks) and that's only because he by-passed the controls without asking. After that, he's free to surf with no controls but on an honour system.

(Girls are easier to raise - huge happy smile and laugh!).