**HELP** What software to help protect/monitor child's internet access

[Hiroshima]

With all the things that fly around on the net, as well as preditors in chat rooms, my sister-in-law is looking for some internet protection for her kids. Wondering what you use and what you have done to help with this unfiltered window to the outside world.


To stem questions up front, my wife and I have already suggested:
-Moving the computer out of the child's room (where it currently is).
-Setting up a login account that only the mother has access to so the child cannot log in whenever they want.
-Having conversations with the child about what is, and is not appropriate.
-Setting verbal limits on what they can and cannot view.

Having said that, we still think a CyberSitter or a ContentProtect software package may be a good tool.

Can any of you folks lend me some advice. With no kids we have not faced this issue yet, and am VERY curious how the rest of you deal with this.

Thanks in advance.

Last tidbid of information: Child is female, age 12.

Thanks again.

 

[NsXMas]

Some interesting info here: http://www.peacefire.org/

Kids don't like to be monitored. But I applaud your initiative to make sure you kids are safe on the net.

 

[Hiroshima]

Thanks NsXmaS for the input. Anyone else have any sage advice?

 

[Pacemaker Kid89]

Well I used to be blocked from certain access on the internet. If she knows what sites her daught will be visting it, she can only allow those sites to be seen on IE.

 

[lutera]

Go to netnanny.com for details. It works great except, makes internet access pretty slow.

 

[RSO 34]

http://www.spectorsoft.com/

This should be everything you need.

 

[Hiroshima]

Some interesting info here: http://www.peacefire.org/

Kids don't like to be monitored. But I applaud your initiative to make sure you kids are safe on the net.

Interesting.

I would have replied earlier but my office suf protection blocked most of the sites listed here (likely because they have the word Sex in the keyword list on the main page).

I guess if you are sharp enough, you can get past any software.