Protecting a Young Child on the Internet

Laptop = bad idea.

My oldest daughter (she's 6) uses the desktop, which is in the family room. I have parental controls activated, and she only uses it for an hour at a time. The PC is situated so that we can see the screen from the couch or the kitchen. Giving her mobility is not wise, as she'll discover that the Internet connection goes with her anywhere in the house (if you have wireless). It's better to keep her locked on a static machine that you can monitor.

Also, don't let her use search engines. I have my daughter tell me what she wants (Dora, Disney, etc.) and I find it, access it for her, and add it to her bookmarks. That way, she doesn't feel the need to search for herself, and she gets used to having to run the content through me first.

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Originally Posted by Glass Joe

Wow, internet funnies from Josh, how odd. Don't you have a dead animal or granny to go cry about pussy?

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Why would I cry about pussy? Pussy is AWESOME.

There's a great search engine for kids called Pornhub. Don't let the name fool you, it's wonderful for children.

Short of that, I agree with those saying she should use a PC where you personally can see it.

I agree with the statements about keeping it in a common area. Also one of the best things you can do is set aside some time to show your kids some awesome websites. Homestarrrunner.com and Cat face on weebles stuff is your friend. They will be all over them and they are funny as hell. And tell her that you are getting her a desktop cause its more powerfull and its what you got when you got your first comp.

Don't have a wireless network so she can only access the net in the living room.

Fuck everything about this thread.

I must have been 10 or 11 when we first got the internet. Despite AOL having their age-specific filters, porn was super easy to come by in chat rooms. Kids are going to get into everything that they are not supposed to. You are a lot savvier about how the internet works, so it will easy for you to find out if she is doing anything you would not like her to and confront her about it.

And if you are okay with her having her "own" computer, why not get an old iMac?

I remember when netscape used to save all images to the temp file. My dad used to check that to catch us. Thank god they stopped that shit

MINE TOO!

You could still go with the net book and just get a security cable to attach it to a coffee table or a desk wherever you want her to stay.