First, it's important to keep the computer in a room where you can personally control it's use in order to keep kids safe. Software cannot control the content completely, or prevent kids from meeting dangerous characters through social media sites. Windows Vista comes automatically with a set of Parental Controls. Just skip over to their link and you can follow the steps to make your computer safer for your family. Below is a list of additional parental controls sites. You can also do your own google search by typing the words "parental control" into the google box.
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However, parental controls on computers are best supplemented by a physically present parent in the same room with the computer. This means it is important to keep your computer in the living room or nearby so you can personally observe what is appearing on the screen, and be sure it is healthy, clean, suitable for kids, and safe.
We are all aware of the tragedies that have occurrred when kids made connections with criminals by way of the internet social media. Let's all work to keep others safe and to contribute clean, healthy material to the internet.
