Peter,
I am right there with you as I have a 12 year old getting more and more on the internet - limited and watched carefully. I have taken the approach of restricting what I can and helping to instruct as best as possible, but realizing that no solution is perfect and if he wants to get around it, he can probably find a way. I feel helping him to understand at this age what is appropriate and why will serve him better in the future, although flat out not allowing access to certain sites is also wise.
Yes, I know I will sound old fashioned and behind the times - tough - it is my kid, my responsibility.
I have a Netgear router that all internet traffic in my house (Wi-Fi or hard wired) goes through. It has some nice settings to filter and reject certain sites based on content, and different levels of that content. You might want to take a look at that. Password protected and unless wiring is physically changed, hard to get around.
Making sure settings on YouTube, Google, and Bing searches (some of the most popular) are set properly can also help, although not perfect, again.
Dave
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From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vidal, Peter
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 11:08 AM
To: Midrange - PC Tech (pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: [PCTECH] Parental controls on browsers
List!
Well, I have two boys, 8 and 5, and I have started to look around for good parental controls on browsers. I not only need to have websites blocked but I need to exclude specific words to be searched and specific images to be blocked. If I use Yahoo SafeSearch Filter, I can switch to IMAGES and see stuff. I would say the same thing with Google SafeSearch:
a) IE - Microsoft has the Windows Live FAMILY SAFETY but that does not do all that I need. I do not think it blocks words I am searching in.
b) FireFox - No built in PC features (sad). I know that there are add-ins available but I am looking for the best one, based on your experience, if any.
c) Chrome - No built in PC features (sad). I know that there are add-ins available but I am looking for the best one, based on your experience, if any.
I reviewed www.download.com<
http://www.download.com> and other sites, looking for the best acceptable solutions out there. My preference is FREE but if I have to pay, obviously, I will. I know that the solution is not perfect and is a combination of tools, wise teaching, and building integrity and trust between your child and you. I just want to have a sense of what you guys are exposed and have experience with.
Thank you all in advance for your suggestions / comments.
Peter Vidal
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