I am a parent who until not very long ago no very little about the world wide web and what I did know gave me great concern. I knew that i needed to let my children use the web as its so important to their development and IT skills. So I needed a way to keep things safe and under control. Just to give you a bit of back ground on my family I have two children Sally aged six and Sam aged fifteen. Sam is really into computers and has his own lap top which he uses in his room where as Sally has only just started to use the web and accesses it on our main PC.

So anyway back to the point, I began my quest for information about protecting my children on the Internet ironically enough on the Internet. I found a great deal of good advice which may seem simple but was news to me. The first and possibly best advice I found was to set out clear rules as to when and how the net can be used. The second bit of advice concerned where the computer is kept, this advice stated that the computer should always be kept where others can see it. This idea made a lot of sense but I couldn’t really takes Sam lap top from him after letting him have it for years. It was however the third bit of advice which was really useful. The site I was on recommended two bits of software PC Tattle Tale and Net Nanny. The first piece of software (PC Tattle Tale) was ideal for keeping an eye on Sam’s surfing as it records everything he does online without him knowing. Net Nanny was highly suitable for my daughter Sally as it actively blocked unsuitable content. I bought them both and now I sleep sound at night knowing I am keeping an electronic eye on my kids and in Sam’s case he doesn’t even realize.