kids and the innernet
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- jevad
Does the parental control software you get these days let you set only specific domains that your kids can visit?
- kyl30
getting your computer ready for the new member of the fam?
- jevad0
: )
No way he's using mine!
Got him an ibook
- ********0
yeah it should, unless it's sh*t software
- Point50
OSX has pretty dependable user settings. I've limited my son's access to some Nickelodeon and Disney sites for game play and learning activities...
- gruntt0
jevad - you have a kid?
- horton0
OSX has pretty dependable user settings. I've limited my son's access to some Nickelodeon and Disney sites for game play and learning activities...
Point5
(Oct 27 05, 10:21)hey Point5.. where do you find these settings in OSX, Safari?
been meaning to look into this for ages.
- jevad0
perfect greg! thats exactly what I want to do! thanks!
are these settings built into OSX or is it software I need to buy?
Hey gruntt - we're adopting an 8 yr old : )
- Point50
horton, I created a separate account for my son to log in to and then, as the admin for the acct's:
System Prefs > Accounts > Parental Controls
- kyl30
How long is the adoption process?
- Point50
and I've got to say that I'm very impressed at the intelligence of children. Their ability to repeat tasks at a young age is amazing. I taught my son how to log in, launch Safari, and click on the bookmarks bar to go to his favorite sites. He picked up on all this before he even turned 4... which I guess is all the more reason to enact parental controls, because they will pick up on everything else quickly as well
- horton0
... which I guess is all the more reason to enact parental controls, because they will pick up on everything else quickly as well
Point5
(Oct 27 05, 10:44)yeah for sure.. my oldest (8) and his buddies are already asking how to get onto Soulseek and other filesharing networks...
my response so far has been the old... "errr, ummm... thats very difficult, we're not ready for that just yet..." etc.
:)
- grayhood0
wow jevad's gonna be a daddy. nice!
- fate_0
Register him on Newstoday!
- madirish0
jevadJr
;)
- jevad0
heh
- gruntt0
"adopting an 8 year old"
ah yes, i remember now.
cheers!
- Jaline0
getting your computer ready for the new member of the fam?
kyl3
(Oct 27 05, 10:13)haha, that's exactly what I was thinking. Good going, too. I would definitely have some nice parental control software if I were to ever have a kid. Anyway, you should definitely sign him up for NT. But I guess the parental control would ban most of the site or the entire site itself :P