How to monitor young children when they surf the net(duration and content)?

I don't have kids, so you might not take me seriously, but I always thought that if I ever did have kids, I would certainly monitor computer usage. I woudl for one thing have the computer/internet in a public place in the house instead of locked up in the childs room. I think it would be a deterrant to do bad things if your parents were in the same room with you watching TV or something. I also think it's good to monitor the time on the computer, otherwise you coudl be on their all day, so 30 minutes is good.

How much time they should be allowed on the internet is up to the parent and the child's schedule. The parents can monitor what they look at by installing parental controls and by keeping an eye on where the child goes online. The computer should be in a location where the screen is easily seen, somewhere like the living room, and not the child's room. The parent should check the websites that the child goes to and talk to them about those sites. They should have a talk about what is appropriate and what is not. For young children they should not be on the interent at all without direct parent supervision.

I was just discussing this with a friend the other day who has a 13 year old son. My suggestions were to have the computer in a family room (living room, kitchen, etc) as opposed to one in the bedroom. That lets you keep a closer eye on where they are going on the internet and they won't be tempted to go to adult sites where they don't belong. If it's in the kitchen, maybe only allow them to surf when you're in there cooking dinner or something. Also, I suggested that they get the "Net Nanny" program for their computer. Net Nanny lets you set parameters into your computer that won't allow them to access any adult sites. It is password protected, and they don't even know it's been put onto the computer. If they do find it, they can't change the settings because of the password protection. Also, with this program you can temporarily shut it off for when you are on the computer yourself.

well m confused to but den if we let dem understand why nt to do dat den they will follow n hence are monitered well dats the trick i used n work lil

Deploy Internet Security

Well, the first thing I would consider is the age of the child and exactly what their use of the internet will be. Teens Chatting with friends and occasionally doing homework or what. Depending on age you can estimate time needed or to be alotted for internet usage. As the others have said, keeping the computer located in a "public area" of home is best, but not always works, esp with teens who are somtimes "home alone." Useing an Internet Provider who supplies "Locks and Limits" for users under 18 is very helpful as well as available companies who track internet use by monors and provide a monthly report to the parent. I think one of the best alternatives to protect your child is to talk to them and make them aware of the dangers that the Internet holds, age permiting of course.