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  • Sep 8, 2012, 02:59 AM
    crasula
    Blocking sites
    Hi there,I need your help, my son(14yrs) has discovered sex websites and porno websites,is there anyone out there that can help me to block these sites so he will no longer have access to it,we have laptop so he would take it everywhere.PLEASE HELP URGENT. THANK YOU
  • Sep 8, 2012, 03:05 AM
    Curlyben
    Do NOT rely on technology to do YOUR job for you.
    You need to make it clear that the internet is ONLY accessed from a Family area where he can be monitored.
  • Sep 8, 2012, 05:08 AM
    ScottGem
    There are software packages that can be used to filter, but they are not 100% effective. So the only real tool you have is supervision.
  • Sep 8, 2012, 06:00 AM
    Fr_Chuck
    You can Google porn blockers, but most 14 year olds know so muich about computers they can get around most

    1. keep computer in the common living area. No computers in private areas.
    2. parents keep a eye on usage and pages visited.
    3. parents restrict use of computer and other "things" if the child disobeys.

    ** side note, this is of course not much difference than 40 years ago, when 14 year olds were sharing or stealing dad's playboys and the such. So the desire to look and find out is there and their hormones are starting to kick in. This is the age many will start considing sex even. * Best to have some healthy discussions about what is going on, and put properly control,
  • Sep 13, 2012, 04:31 AM
    maddy_maddy
    Supervision comes first. But if you insist on depending on the technology. Try using softwares like sspro and net dog and filter porno sites.

    Let me know whether my reply was helpful or not.
  • Sep 13, 2012, 08:06 AM
    crasula
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by maddy_maddy View Post
    supervision comes first. but if you insist on depending on the technology. try using softwares like sspro and net dog and filter porno sites.

    let me know whether my reply was helpful or not.

    Thank you
  • Sep 25, 2012, 02:06 AM
    crasula
    Thank you
  • Sep 25, 2012, 02:12 AM
    Fr_Chuck
    Part of it is being a parent, if h looks, take computer usage away for a while, check his user history, if he is cleanig it, same a guilty,
  • Sep 25, 2012, 02:17 AM
    bizchum
    @Fr_Chuck
    "if he is cleanig it, same a guilty," - I love that!
  • Sep 25, 2012, 11:57 AM
    AnswerMan5000
    You guys never heard of Content Advisor in Internet Explorer..

    I am using IE 9, not sure if it's there in IE 7 or 8. Maybe someone else can let me know

    Load Internet Explorer
    Go to tools
    Internet options
    Content tab
    Enable content advisor

    Here you can set it up so your kids will only be able to access a few websites of your choosing and nothing else.

    Its impossible to selectively block all xxx websites out there, so this way you can allow just a few sites and block everything else (the opposite way of doing it)

    Some routers might also allow you to do this at a router level.
  • Sep 25, 2012, 01:02 PM
    Curlyben
    IE's Content Advisor is next to useless and NOT recommended.
  • Sep 25, 2012, 10:14 PM
    karengrimes94
    Simply through Control Panel go to Internet Options.
    Now move to Privacy tabbed section.
    Click "Sites" and add the website urls here that you want to block.

    Through anti-virus parental control settings you can also block websites by adding them to the block list.
  • Sep 26, 2012, 06:31 AM
    ScottGem
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by karengrimes94 View Post
    Simply through Control Panel go to Internet Options.
    Now move to Privacy tabbed section.
    Click "Sites" and add the website urls here that you want to block.

    Through anti-virus parental control settings you can also block websites by adding them to the block list.

    That assumes the OP knows what sites to block. If the goal is to block adult sites there are thousands of them.

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