Children using a PC - Best way of 'protecting' them?

NeilFawcett said:
Would I put my child in the middle of a town so they were utterly lost, and out of their depth, without me there, and surrounded by strangers?

Or would I let my child sit in the room next to me doing some maths exercises?

Hardly the same thing is it, and is a ridiculous unrealistic analogy.


I simply want to ensure if my child happens to type a word into their browser they're less likely to venture into something they really shouldn't. Seems a fairly obvious request, but it seems this gives some folk the excuse to mount that old moral high horse :rolleyes:
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No software will do this, it's about education. IT will be about for a very long time now and people need to be more 'aware' of the dangers that we all face in life.
 
iDroid84 said:
No software will do this, it's about education. IT will be about for a very long time now and people need to be more 'aware' of the dangers that we all face in life.
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I'm not suggesting any software is going to answer the problem. And education is undoubtably a big part of it. But I'd rather - at this young age - prevent accidents!

It's very easy on the internet, in just a couple of clicks, to see some pretty 'colourful' stuff. While there's no preventing it all, if I could help lower the risk at their current age, I think it would be useful!
 
AJK said:
How do you know he's doing maths exercises... unless you're supervising him?
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Because he's trust worthy :confused: And I tend to regularly sit with him, or at least pop in etc while he's doing stuff?

Not sure what your point is? Again, if someone want to find dodgy material on the internet, they'll succeed. What we're talking about here is limiting accidents. ie: Typing "Spears" into google, and it offering links to "Me Funning a Britney Spears Look Alike!"
 
Just an update on this. K9 resulted in my uTorrent crashing with a blue screen.

So using Norton Safety Minder (free).
 
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NeilFawcett said:
Because he's trust worthy :confused: And I tend to regularly sit with him, or at least pop in etc while he's doing stuff?

Not sure what your point is? Again, if someone want to find dodgy material on the internet, they'll succeed. What we're talking about here is limiting accidents. ie: Typing "Spears" into google, and it offering links to "Me Funning a Britney Spears Look Alike!"
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Not even that... Just type "melons" in...:p
 
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