In concerned Mom <
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My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Thank you for your help Dwight... I am not very computor
literate...I think i have some sort of spyware on comp
will check it out. That all sounds like exactly what i
want..Again thank you
Still worried Mom
Hello Worried Mom,
May I make a small suggestion? If you're not that computer literate and such
then chances are your teen knows more about your computer than you do. What
I'd consider doing is disallowing access to the PC entirely without direct
monitoring until the child has learned safe internet practices. Consider, if
you will, that all walks of life are capable of accessing the internet.
Safety is a must and safety practices aren't a program nor reactions but
rather education and, for lack of a better word, proactive solutions.
Teaching your teen what is and what is not expected and then enforcing those
standards by direct observation and 'spot checks' (disallowing access at
other times when you're not available to do so) is a far more effective
solution in my observation than any single piece of software which is likely
to notify you long after the damage has been done. Pulling the power cord(s)
(note the printer power cord could possible work in the PC so yank 'em all,)
password protecting the PC, and other solutions will prevent access.
Software will notify you of what's already taken place. However, direct
observation will ensure that you're able to show the child (teens are just
kids prone to bigger errors I think) what is expected and then be there to
stop inappropriate actions before they've had the chance to escalate.
Galen
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"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
