Tag Archives: Parental Monitoring Software

Mobile Parental Controls. Mobile devices are now mainstream and the perfect size for little hands to use. What’s more is that they are all able to connect to the internet. How convenient! Leave yours lying around and its likely to be picked up by your young one, who will quickly know how to connect to the internet. Kids love pushing …

Top 5 Wins for Parents: I found it very interesting last week when speaking to Year 7 and 8 students about internet safety. I had an opportunity to ask various questions on the subject, which allowed me to get a feel for the state of play. I asked how many students have computers in their bedrooms that they use, and …

Internet Safety New Years Resolutions: 2012. “2012 is going to be a great year!” How many times have we heard that at the start of each year? Many? Well, that may be so, but I believe it will be much better than the previous, and it is important to always look forward. As internet speed becomes faster and access easier, …

5 Internet Monitoring Tactics for Parents. In March and April, Knowledge Networks asked 535 pairs of parents and their teens a number of questions about Internet use. The results were interesting: 28% of teens believe their parents are not checking their Web browsing history. But of these teens, 41% of their parents say they are in fact checking it. 49% of teens say they don’t know if their …

What to Do If Your Child Is a Cyberbully. “Not my child.” Every parent has uttered or thought that phrase at some point. It’s easy to dismiss the news that your child, your little darling, is behaving in an unacceptable manner. He may not be perfect, but surely he can’t be capable of causing real trouble? In unacceptable ways when …

When Should I Install Monitoring Software? Parents are being bombarded with information on this subject. Two weeks ago we heard of a boy in Australia who retaliated after being bullied for many years, and the video was uploaded to YouTube. Last week we saw images of two girls at a North Island school in a vicious fight, including one taking …

When Should I Install Parental Monitoring Software? Now that cyber safety is being talked about more, and we are seeing more news reports about the dangers, Parents are wondering when they should install such software. From my experience, parents are only thinking about monitoring software when their children are around 12 years of age. The reality is that children are …

What Parents Don’t Know About Their Kids on the Internet. In days gone by, a parent would give their wee Johnny or Jackie instructions of how to keep safe while playing. These would consist of playing nicely, not to play on the road, be nice to other kids and don’t be late. These days it’s a totally different ball game. …

Social Networking Sites – Know What Your Kids Are Doing. Children spend hours on the internet, and parents often don’t know what they are doing. There is a growing gap between what parents THINK their kids are doing on the internet, and what they are ACTUALLY doing. Social networking sites are huge for our children these days. Its all about …

Taking Responsibility Around Internet Access Is Not Spying. Parents may sometimes feel that installing parental control software on a computer their children use to access the internet is intrusive.  They may feel that having to purchase software that records everything typed on the computer, as well as recording screen shots of internet sites visited is spying. As a parent, you …