How to Protect Kids Using The Internet
Big Geek Daddy's Advice for Parents

If you haven't already figured out that the Internet is a place where you can see and find just
about anything you want then take my word for it, you can.  Unfortunately, some of the material,
OK a lot of the material isn't suited for young kids.  Actually a lot of it isn't even suited for adults.

If you're trying to be a responsible parent I've created a page with resources, including
software, to help you protect your kids innocence for a few more years.  If there is one general
rule I'd suggest you follow it is this:  
Don't give your kid access to the Internet in a room
where you can't easily monitor what they are doing.
 
Keep the "Family" computer in the family room, kitchen, or some where it's not private and
hidden from view.  

Visit my PC Protection page for Free Programs you can use to help protect your PC.  
Download an Online Contract for your kids courtesy of Microsoft.
Helpful Resources for Parents

FBI - "A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety"
CommonSense.com
Microsoft at Home
SafeKids.com
NetSafekids
Online Gaming Slang
FirstGov for Kids - links to Federal kids' sites
GetNetWise: You're One Click Away
Internet  Protection for Kids - FREE!
Big Geek Daddy hasn't tried either of these programs but they seem
straightforward and should work for most families.  If you choose to use either
of these remember what password you use to control the program!
K9 Web Protection
Naomi Family Safe Internet
What Parents Need to
Know About
Computer Games
Web Sites for Students!
Learning where to go and how to
appropriately use information that is available
on the Internet can be challenging to both
parents and students.  

Here are some of the most comprehensive
and reliable educational Web sites a student
can
bookmark and use to research school
projects and homework assignments.
Top 10 Websites for Students
Study Buddy
RoboForm: Learn more...
If your kids use Instant
Messaging (IM)
then checkout:

IMSafer
Parental Control Bar - FREE!
Big Geek Daddy likes ParentalControl Bar.  It is provided free of charge to the
public by WRAAC.org, a
non-profit organization dedicated to providing free,
effective internet control tools.
Parental Control Bar
Windows SteadyState Disk and System Protection FREE!
SteadyState keeps everything on the Windows disk partition from being
permanently changed by users. Every change made during a user session can
easily be undone and the computer returned to its original state.
Windows SteadyState
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