Internet Filters
Internet Filters Information
As my daughter gets older, I think more and more about Internet
filters. I am online enough to know that there is a lot of crap out
there, and most of it I want to keep from my daughter for as long
as possible. A friend of mine recently had a problem with this, and
she was amazed at how easily a child can find something they
shouldn’t be seeing, even when they aren’t looking for it. Children
often have no idea how to find these things, and might not even
know what they are seeing at first.
She said that her eight year old son was looking for animal
pictures online, and what he found was astounding. Before she knew
it, there were naked women doing unmentionable things on her
computer screen, and her computer was overrun with nasty popup ads.
It was so bad that she had to start her computer. She decided then
and there that she needed to get Internet filters for when he was
online. She said that she didn’t know what she was going to get
yet, but until she could get the Internetfilters in place, she
would have to be with him while he was on the computer.
Internet Filters Tips
Many other parents feel this way, and it’s not just the parents
of younger children that want to have Internetfilters in place.
There are many things that can get your children into trouble and
show them things that you don’t want to expose them too. There are
other dangers, including websites that may inadvertently allow your
child to post too much personal information about themselves, and
this can lead to all kinds of problems. Even though Myspace has
recently put up new Internet filters of their own for those under
18, they are not perfect. You still need to take care of it
yourself.
If you don’t know anything about Internet filters, it might be
hard for you to decide which you want to use. Your computer may
come with some parental controls, but to be on the safe side, you
want to get something more. You can look online for reviews of
Internet filters so you can decide which ones work and which ones
you might want to skip. They all work to some degree, but some will
work better than others. Find one that does what you need it to do
without you having to hover over you children while they are
online.
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