Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 I am 19 but if i were a parent, i would make sure they understand that it is for entertainment, that it is scripted to a certain extent, and that it should be no means of learning how to interact with his friends or significant other and that they do not share what they are seeing that can be inappropriate. Also, I would make sure that site is blocked, if my child was under 18.Sincerely, A. WongFrom: Willa Hunt <willaful@...>Subject: ( ) internet supervision @...Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 11:01 PM My son seriously needs some. I caught him watching something incredibly inappropriate tonight, and he threw a major fit when I insisted he couldn't keep watching it. He didn't understand it at all, he's too young, but still. My husband really hates monitering programs, but I am going to have to insist that we do something. I also think we should move the computer out into the living room where we'll see more of what he's watching. I hate feeling so... helpless. I don't know much about computers, I usually leave that to my husband and he is *not* cooperating. Perhaps when he gets home tonight and sees the utter filth our seven year old was watching he'll be a little more receptive. :-\ Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 We use www.netnanny.com . It does filter out a lot of You Tube sites that are ok though. What I like is I can administer it from work and unlock or reject sites for the kids. Tonya From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Willa Hunt Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:01 PM Subject: ( ) internet supervision My son seriously needs some. I caught him watching something incredibly inappropriate tonight, and he threw a major fit when I insisted he couldn't keep watching it. He didn't understand it at all, he's too young, but still. My husband really hates monitering programs, but I am going to have to insist that we do something. I also think we should move the computer out into the living room where we'll see more of what he's watching. I hate feeling so... helpless. I don't know much about computers, I usually leave that to my husband and he is *not* cooperating. Perhaps when he gets home tonight and sees the utter filth our seven year old was watching he'll be a little more receptive. :-\ Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 My husband found some filtering software, so I hope the problem is taken care of. It blocked a site this morning and my husband was able to unblock it. We have to be really careful about stuff like this, because Bam stims and perseverates on anything socially inappropriate. :- Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 I’ve also had some fun using the filtering software. One day I was working on the laptop in the kitchen and my 14 year old son was on the other computer. I’ve got Net Nanny set to email me when the boys try to go to an inappropriate website and kept getting emails that he was searching for “playtex”. When I hollered at him to quit searching for Playtex, he wanted to know how I knew. Now he thinks mom knows all, which isn’t a bad thing!! Tonya From: Tonya Hettler [mailto:thettler@...] Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:13 PM ' ' Subject: RE: ( ) internet supervision We use www.netnanny.com .. It does filter out a lot of You Tube sites that are ok though. What I like is I can administer it from work and unlock or reject sites for the kids. Tonya From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Willa Hunt Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:01 PM Subject: ( ) internet supervision My son seriously needs some. I caught him watching something incredibly inappropriate tonight, and he threw a major fit when I insisted he couldn't keep watching it. He didn't understand it at all, he's too young, but still. My husband really hates monitering programs, but I am going to have to insist that we do something. I also think we should move the computer out into the living room where we'll see more of what he's watching. I hate feeling so... helpless. I don't know much about computers, I usually leave that to my husband and he is *not* cooperating. Perhaps when he gets home tonight and sees the utter filth our seven year old was watching he'll be a little more receptive. :-\ Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I guess it depends on what it was. If it's adult rated or something extremely gorey (like those faces of death things) I agree with you. My oldest has and will more than likely always be ahead of her age in her interests. She watches things that I have to say "don't talk about this at school" because she understands it, and they wont. For example, when I was pregnant she would watch on tv and the internet every show she could find on labor and delivery. We let her because the unknown scares her more than the known. With that being said I still don't let her watch extreme realistic violence (other than the UFC because the family is involved with MMA), or sexual things. I'm very lucky that unless it's a cartoon or a movie about animals Sierra really isn't that interested. However, it's not unusual to find her on the internet looking up live animal births as she wants to be a vet someday. ( ) internet supervision My son seriously needs some. I caught him watching somethingincredibly inappropriate tonight, and he threw a major fitwhen I insisted he couldn't keep watching it. He didn'tunderstand it at all, he's too young, but still.My husband really hates monitering programs, but Iam going to have to insist that we do something. Ialso think we should move the computer out intothe living room where we'll see more of what he'swatching.I hate feeling so... helpless. I don't know muchabout computers, I usually leave that to myhusband and he is *not* cooperating. Perhapswhen he gets home tonight and sees the utterfilth our seven year old was watching he'll bea little more receptive. :-\Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sorry I am a little behind on reading the posts so this is a little late but I just wanted to let you know that Windows Live has an application called windows Live Family Safety. It works just like NetNanny (which I have used also) but it is free (hurray). If you type in www.windowlive.com you will be able to find out more information. Also, there is a program that I just started using that has made a huge difference in the behavior of my son. It is called Computer Time (not free unfortunately) but you can set up limits on how much time the kids can spend on the computer and what time of days. The best part is that the time can be used in time units and you can set up how long in between units. So, for example, My son gets 2 hours of computer time on school days. He can use one hour at a time but then he cannot log back in until after a half hour. If I want to I can give him " time tokens " for extra time (a good reward). It is easy enough that my 7 and 10 year olds can use it. Each child has a separate login and you can assign different times for each child. I had a lot of reasons for looking for a program like this but the surprising thing for me was how it has affected his behavior accross the board. He understands the structure and routine of this and it keeps him a lot calmer than I expected. It keeps him from getting bored with any activity because he is forced to move from the computer to other activities. It is very easy to use (for mom and dad). I can also take time away at will if needed for behavior problems. Anyway, a little off topic but it is a great program. Vickie > > My son seriously needs some. I caught him watching something > incredibly inappropriate tonight, and he threw a major fit > when I insisted he couldn't keep watching it. He didn't > understand it at all, he's too young, but still. > > My husband really hates monitering programs, but I > am going to have to insist that we do something. I > also think we should move the computer out into > the living room where we'll see more of what he's > watching. > > I hate feeling so... helpless. I don't know much > about computers, I usually leave that to my > husband and he is *not* cooperating. Perhaps > when he gets home tonight and sees the utter > filth our seven year old was watching he'll be > a little more receptive. :-\ > > Willa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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