Parental Control Software and Pointers
Website Resources


This page contains notes on parental control software and pointers to websites that provide resources for parents concerned about their children's safety on the Internet.

Parental Control Software

The program that seems to get consistently high reviews is
Cybersitter.
See: Consumer Research at:
 http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/parental-control-reviews/fullstory.html
 And PC Magazine Review:
 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1618830,00.asp

 You should also be aware that this program can be disabled by a knowledgable child/person:
 http://www.peacefire.org/bypass/CYBERsitter/

Web Resources

 1. Microsoft's Tips:
 http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/online/imsafety.mspx
 2. Los Angeles DA Office: http://da.co.la.ca.us/pok/im.htm

 "An IM-equipped child can communicate anywhere, with anyone, at any time on the IM network - all without a parent's knowledge."
Note: If you, the parent, are going to Log and review a record of your child's messages you may want to know what
to look for when you search the log because so much can be conveyed by abbreviations for example:

 LOL            Laugh Out Loud
 F2T               free to talk
 H8                Hate
 LV                Love
 PAW            parents are watching
 WAN2           want to
 WYGOWM    will you go out with me
 26Y4U            too sexy for you
                    (For a complete list see: http://da.co.la.ca.us/pok/poklist.htm)

 3. A Public Service Website with good info:     http://www.getnetwise.org/
 4. AOL's Recommended Rules:                         http://site.aol.com/community/rules.html
 5. Perhaps a biased website:                            http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/

6. Cyberangels:    www.cyberangels.org
7. FBI Innocent Images National Initiative:    www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/innocent.htm
8. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: www.ncmec.org
    www.cybertipline.org
9. Netsmartz:    www.netsmartz.org
10. Online Dictionary:    www.webopedia.com
11. Children’s Internet Glossary:    www.yahooligans.com/docs/info/glossary1.html
12. Safe Kids:    www.safekids.com        www.safeteens.com
13. Safeguarding Our Children:    www.soc-um.org
14.Web Wise Kids:    www.webwisekids.org