>>>>Hi,
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>>>>I've found a few reviews of Parental Control Software online, but was wondering if anyone here has personal experience of any that they can recommend.
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>>>Shouldn't this thread be called children control software.
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>>>Anway I'd say its all rubbish. If you want to have a say in your childrens on line activities I think its better to invest your time and interest and not rely on software that may or may not be appropriate. I think software retailers are cashing in on a fear factor.
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>>>Nick
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>>Thanks for your POV Nicholas. How do you handle the situation where your 7 year old searches for something innocuous like "Rachael" and gets back a series of porn sites?
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>>I do (and have) spend a lot of time with them when they are on-line, but after spending the entire day on a computer I don't want to sit and watch them play on Disney for a couple hours.
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>Hi Frank
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>I think you have to explain about porn what it is and whats bad about it. Ultimately the only thing protecting our children is education and information. Your child might not be able to access that stuff on your setup but what about their friends Pc's etc.
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>Nick

That's a fair point, but even so I wouldn't want them to get to it on my pcs, so I will still be putting something in place to try and stop as much of it as possible.