A common question I get from moms is “How do I filter out some sites from the internet so my kids can’t see them?“ (Honestly, I’ve never had a father ask me that, wonder why? Think about it and get back to me.)
My first response is always the same. Ultimately you can’t keep someone who wants to see something from seeing it. Teenagers are very savvy about disabling filters and if they want to look at something when you aren’t around the filter isn’t going to do much for a child beyond 11-12 years old.
What a filter can do is keep someone from stumbling on a porn site. And that’s what we want to keep our kids from doing.
So, this is K9 Web Protection is worth checking out. It’s free and it’s based on some very powerful stuff. Here are some quick facts: (quick summary: it’s good and it’s free) (more…)