Parents Concerned about Online Safety
At the herald-review.com, reference librarian Chris Sweet suggests that being the "domineering" parent isn't such a good idea when one's child wants access to myspace.com.
And in a sense, Sweet is correct regarding myspace, or any of the social networking sites out there today. These sites are accessible from almost anywhere, and if your child wants to get to them, he or she can certainly do so from a friend's house, and in many cases, from public libraries.
At the same time, parents do need to be aware of what their children see and who they're talking to online. Parents who don't police their child's myspace activities at all are running a dangerous risk, especially when Internet stalkers, online predators, and cyber bullying are as prevalent as they are today.
This is why parental control software is so helpful -- parents can choose to tell their children about it, or not tell them, since it's invisible while running.
And in the case of Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, parents can use the website blocking feature, the website recording feature, and the email and chat recording all at once. This allows parents the sense of "being there" to watch over their kids, even when they can't physically look of their shoulder.
It's the perfect compromise between the "domineering" parent, and the parent who ought to be doing more.
And in a sense, Sweet is correct regarding myspace, or any of the social networking sites out there today. These sites are accessible from almost anywhere, and if your child wants to get to them, he or she can certainly do so from a friend's house, and in many cases, from public libraries.
At the same time, parents do need to be aware of what their children see and who they're talking to online. Parents who don't police their child's myspace activities at all are running a dangerous risk, especially when Internet stalkers, online predators, and cyber bullying are as prevalent as they are today.
This is why parental control software is so helpful -- parents can choose to tell their children about it, or not tell them, since it's invisible while running.
And in the case of Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, parents can use the website blocking feature, the website recording feature, and the email and chat recording all at once. This allows parents the sense of "being there" to watch over their kids, even when they can't physically look of their shoulder.
It's the perfect compromise between the "domineering" parent, and the parent who ought to be doing more.
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