I am a mum of two and until recently I knew very little about the Internet and what I did know concerned me. I knew that i needed to let my children use the web as its so important to their development and IT skills. So I had to find away to keep things safe and under control. Just to give you a bit of back-ground on my family I have two children Sally aged six and Sam aged fifteen. Sally has just started using the Internet and uses our family computer and Sam is a real wiz and uses his own lap top computer which connects wirelessely from his room.

So anyway back to the point, I began my quest for information about protecting my children on the Internet ironically enough on the Internet. I found a wealth of advice which now seems very obvious. The first and probably most critical bit of advice I found was to set clear ground rules about when and how the computer can be used. The second tip was about where the computer is kept and operated, this tip said that the computer should always be kept in full view. This advice made real sense to me but it would be hard to take Sam’s laptop from him. It was however the third bit of advice which was really useful. The site I was on recommended two bits of software PC Tattle Tale and Net Nanny. The first bit of software PC Tattle Tale was perfect for keeping tabs on Sam as it records everything a kid does online without them knowing. The Second product Net Nanny was perfect for Sally as it blocks harmful conten. I bought them both and now I have no problem letting my kids go on line as I know exactly what they are doing.