The majority of teenagers who use social networking websites say their peers are mostly kind to one another online, but 88% still say they’ve witnessed people being mean and cruel on such sites, according to a new study. Fifteen percent say they’ve been the target of bad behavior on social media sites. — LA Times Blog 9/8/11
There is no doubt that today’s kids are dealing with unprecedented pressures in their lives. The above quote from the Los Angeles Times emphasizes that we need to take an active role in protecting our children as they make their way into the world.
But how do you do that? How can you as a parent be there every moment to ensure that your child is safe from the increasing dangers of online activity?
PureSight – Protecting Children Online
PureSight is a wonderful program. It allows access for the parent to be notified remotely when your child becomes vulnerable to a cyber bully attack.
Even when you are away at work or on the road, you can continue to be a responsible parent by remaining actively involved in your children’s online activities and protecting them from online dangers such as cyberbullying before it is too late and the harm has already been done.
PureSight can block Web sites matching seven overall categories: Porn & Dating, Addictions, Social Networks, Forums & Chats, Violence, Sports & Gaming, and Shopping. Parents can expand that to fifteen sub-categories, to block Porn, for example, but allow Dating sites….Any attempt to visit a blocked site gets diverted to a warning page with a wide-eyed owl image. A parent who’s present can enter the master password to temporarily override blocking for this site. Parents may choose to give older children a separate password that allows this override without giving full access to program configuration.
Neil J. Rubenking – Security Analyst and reviewer for PCMag.com
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