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Re: Advice needed for monitoring child's internet usage
I hate to burst bubbles here but....

I haven't found an internet security system that I can't get around (yet). Now grant it, I'm 14 (not 10), but I'm sure many other kids are not far behind....

I guess my point here is that filtering software only frustrates, and wants kids to break the software. There is no substitute for having someone sit in the room while the child is on the computer (doing paperwork, watching TV, whatever...) Just the presence of someone else will let the child make better choices of what to do online. You can of course also limit computer time to when an adult is around.... (this probably isn't a bad idea. I'm now an internet 'junkie'..... 14+ hours a day, and I don't pride myself in it.) So limiting computer time isn't always bad.

Just some opinions from the student side.
Jacob
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