Internet & Children
We bought my father-in-law a new computer system with a faster processor and better hard drive. They are coming to visit soon and will be bringing their old system with them for my oldest daughter for school work.
She can't wait to have a computer again. She would like to have the Internet on it but I am against a child having Internet access in their bedrooms where they can't be monitored closely. I've heard there is a browser program that you can pay for monthly or annually that is totally parent controlled. However even at that, I still don't feel right about a child having Internet access in their bedrooms. Do you allow your child unmonitored Internet access?
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Nope. I wasn't even going to give him internet access on his laptop, but it turns out one of the neighbors doesn't have a WEP key on their router, so he ended up getting it anyway.
Decided to install parental controls via Vista, which allows me to monitor what sites he visits, and how long he's there for. Also added a parental toolbar, which makes his surfin' time a pain in the butt - but he agrees that some access is better than none.
The hitch for him is that he can only be online in the same room with us.
Period.
So I completely agree with the decision you've made here.
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