Internet Filters

It is important for parents to have internet filter software in order to protect their children form “predators on the internet”. Several children use the internet, in fact, 90% of children between the ages of five to seventeen use computers and 75% of children between the ages of fourteen to seventeen use the internet. It is said that households with children under the age of eighteen are more likely to use the internet in comparison to houses that do not have children under the age of 18.

Parents who are concerned with what their children watch over the internet can install software that will block the child’s access to many pornographic sites. Filtration can occur at different levels and before installing this software it is also important to know that when a child browses on the internet, it is easy to see what sites they have visited. Some filter software are, NetNanny, Bsafe, PC Tattlertale, iProtectYou, and many others.

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