How to PROTECT YOUR CHILD from the dangers on the internet?

im not a parent but i can recommend something. the idea is not to block the actual content,but to catch children if the ydo it. 1)use key logger ,a hidden software which records ,websites or key strokes,etc (this is also used as spyware but no problem if you get a legit software to run on your own comp) 2)use hidden camera in the room once they are caught,they may feel humiliated and would hesitate to try anything stupid soon even if you are out of the house. but i must say,there must be a limit to freedom but you must know where to draw the line. have faith!

There are a few things that we do to protect our son online. The main one is that the computer is in the family room and not hi8s bedroom. There is always traffic in the family room so it is easy to keep and eye on him. He is also only allowed to go to sites if my husband or I have already looked and the site and he is not allowed to navigate around youtube by himself. Rarely we will let him go online by himself, with the understanding that he can only go to his sites, and if he is found somewhere else he will lose the computer for awhile. He is very respectful of these rules, and if using the computer by himself always asks before changing sites. This might be easier now because he is only seven. But hopefully it will be easy to keep these rules.

Hi there, You are 100% right in knowing that kids can and will bypass any restrictions you put on your computer. When my youngest was 11, I was alerted by another mom that she was on myspace and that I might want to be concerned. I checked it out and yes, it was a bit of an eyeopener. We did not have a camera at the time and so there were no pics or anything but some of the chatter was surprising. I confronted her and removed her myspace. Still, I kept checking on her. Oh yes...she opened another account and this time with pics. Apparently she opened the account on her friends computer and used her friend's camera. She was fully dressed but had on make up and posed to look much older than what she was. Again I deleted her account and took away all access to our computer. Then it dawned on me how dumb I was being. I made an agreement with her that she could be on myspace but only if I could be on there as her friend. If she broke the rules then the computer would be taken from her at home entirely and she could only access it from her friend's. She broke the rules once and I held to my word and took the cords from the computer and changed the access password. She agreed to my stipulations and we have not had a problem since.

Well the easiet the solution is just to block those websites, very simple but you must remeber when your child has these thoughts sooner or later you would have to explain to them. Soemtimes you shouldnt cross the line, it's natural if your child would have these urges, but it's natural for them to explore them... But if your not feeling comfortable with that, you should really have a chat with your child.

there is a way to prevent your child surfing bad sites. you should change the setting of you internet connection. go to internet option. at there you can block the bad site that you know, so when your child trying to surf the bad sites so the computer will blocked the bad site so your child cannot access to those bad sites on the internet.

As for as am concerned talk with them openly about those topic. Moving friendly with them makes great changes. It will fill the gap between the parents and kids.

I think you can use a firewall which does not allow your children to visit webpages which are blocked by you. Also there are many softwares which allows to run programs in parental control mode. Maybe you can evaluate one. But yeah whatever we might do children are smart enough to find out a work around.

The best protection is not let the child use the computer. Put a password in the computer so that they could not open it when they are alone at home. You can only allow them to use under your guidance and limited time only. Don't leave them alone using the computer that is very risky!