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Internet Filters/Monitors: How They Differ and Which One Is Right For Your Family?

When you read the next two sentences I want you to think William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (To be, or not to be…).

“To filter, or not to filter: that is the question.” “To monitor, or not to monitor: that is the question.” Wrong!

The real questions are “which,” “what kind of,” and “how many” different levels of filtering/monitoring should there be?

Attorneys General – Enlist Corporate Sponsors In Efforts To Inform Parents About Internet Safety

Parents are the most important link in protecting kids and teens from Internet dangers. If parents are out of the loop, if they lack Internet safety knowledge, kids are at a greater risk of falling prey to predators, porn, cyber-bullying, identity theft, and all the rest of the Internet garbage.

The rest of this article focuses on having States Attorneys General joining forces with major corporations to better promote Internet safety programs, aimed at parents.

How To Protect Your Kids From Internet Dangers

Remember, I said technology is not the complete answer? The reason: no filter or monitor is 100% effective. You must combine the high-tech filtering and monitoring systems with low-tech Internet usage ground rules. Create a checklist of these rules, or use this Internet Safety Tips handout, and have it posted next to the home computer. For a detailed explanation of these and many other Internet usage ground rules you need to get the Kid Safe Cyberspace booklet. The checklist should include but not be limited to:

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An Internet Safety Booklet That Every Parent Should Have

The booklet, Kid Safe Cyberspace: A Parents Guide … gives you, in just 20 pages, a one-stop solution to protecting your kids from online dangers without having to wade through lengthy and out of date books or searching all over the Internet. Moms, Dads, don’t fool yourselves, the Internet can be a dangerous place for your kids and teens. This booklet will illustrate for you that, by mixing parenting and technology, your family can enjoy the benefits from the “good side” of the web and still be insulated from the “dark side.” A must for every family – This 20 page booklet costs just $2.50/copy; bulk pricing discounts to under $1.00. Order it now !