Parental Control Software

In the modern world, computers and Internet access is available on, literally, every street. While this is a great luxury for responsible adults, it presents a gateway to many harmful things for children. For example, many children and young teenagers are able to access pornography, copyrighted materials, and other inappropriate venues directly from their computers. In order to protect their children and keep an eye on their activities, many parents all over the world are now using parental control software that allows parents to either set restrictions on what their children are able to access or actually view their children’s online activities. This article will list a number of these parental control programs.

Net Nanny
Net Nanny is a powerful parental control software that is able to filter webpages and Internet content so that children can be protected from the things that their parents do not wish them to see. Net Nanny allows the user to select a rating that is ideal for his/her child and can block content such as pornography, violence, and references to drugs. Net Nanny is available for Windows, Max OS X, and is even available for mobile devices. Net Nanny Mobile, in particular, comes with a wide variety of features that allows parents to view their child’s mobile activities and protect them from unforseen complications. For example, Net Nanny Mobile allows parents to view their child’s text messages, block numbers, and report theft if the phone is ever lost or stolen.

My Porn Blocker
My Porn Blocker is an extremely powerful parental control software that can block content before it appears on the child’s browser. My Porn Blocker can be integrated with virtually all search engines in order to block searches that involve inappropriate content, block over fifty different P2P file sharing programs, and can effortlessly block or limit the child’s access to chat and/or social networking websites. The software can also take a snapshot of the child’s computer screen every so many minutes, depending on the settings chosen by the administrator (parent), and can be used on an unlimited number of Windows-based computers. My Porn Blocker is completely hidden from the child’s computer and is inaccessible without the adminstrator’s password.

Safe Eyes
Safe Eyes is another parental control software that is able to block or limit access to social networking websites, chatrooms and chat programs, YouTube content, instant messengers, games, music, search engines, and virtually anything else that can be done or accessed on a computer. Safe Eyes is also capable of restricting Internet access during certain times of the day or certain days of the week so that children do not spend all of their time on the Internet. Parents can change these settings at any time from any computer and have the changes take effect immediately.

Norton Online Family
Norton Online Family is a free service provided by Norton that is able to block inappropriate content from a child’s computer and/or restrict the amount of time that the child can access the Internet. With Norton Online Family, the user cannot only restrict what his/her child is viewing but also view what the child is doing at any time, from anywhere. Using browser history, screenshots, and other computer logs, parents can rest assured that they will know what their child is doing 24/7. In addition to restricting the child’s access to inappropriate content, parents can also use Norton Online Family to teach their children about the dangers that exist both on the Internet and in the real world.