The Internet is a very dangerous place for children. There is millions of information
online that you would not want your kids to know about and there are thousands of
websites that seek to exploit them.
To help you protect your children here is a common sense approach to kid-friendly
Internet. This will aid you in knowing the basics of Internet safety for your children.
Place the computer in open space
Computers at home should be available for almost everyone to see. This makes the
living room the perfect location for an online computer. With this setup your kids will
know that you are there when they are surfing.
Use Internet Filters
Operating systems such as Windows have Internet filters that you can set. You
can filter out websites that you think is not suitable for your children. You can also
download free software that filters web content. They include feature that ask for
verification which you can set to require a password that you only know.
Set Administrator Rights
Your computer will allow you to set yourself as the administrator which allows you to
control activities in the computer. This includes prevention of installation and access.
Do this to prevent your kids from installing unwanted and malicious software.
These are basic things that you can do in your own computer to ensure that your
kids are protected in the World Wide Web. It only requires common sense when it
comes to you computers at home.