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November 06, 2007

Noah's Internet, online safety for kids

If you have a school-age child, no doubt he has been on the computer today, maybe in the last few hours. He may even be on it now. Do you know what websites your child is visiting?

There are a lot of parental control programs available to parents. But I would highly recommend “Noah’s Internet” from the National Center for Biblical Parenting. Noah’s Internet is an Internet Safety Browser for children up to twelve years of age.

Why do I like this program? While many "control programs" try to filter out bad sites, there is such a rapid increase of unacceptable sites that it is hard for filtering software to keep up.

Noah's Internet is different. It includes about 10,000 pre-approved sites. Parents may easily add others of their choice. The program has a child-friendly interface for safe exploration of the web. It also has parental control panels that you can access from any computer.

One of the most fun parts of Noah's Internet is Noah himself. He can read your children’s email to them, speak encouraging words, and remind them about chores, Bible trivia, or notes from parents.

Language filters protect your children from giving out their personal information, name, phone number, or home address. This program can work on all of your computers for $39 a year.

Protect your kids and at the same time use a program that will allow you to interact with your kids while they are on the internet. For more details on Noah's Internet, visit their website.