Part 6 of a series (Click to read Part 5.)
Parental guidance notices or advisories are commonly affixed on TV shows or movies to remind parents to guide their young on what they see and hear.
But this is not the case when it comes to accessing Internet. Without proper intervention, parents and kids are not warned of the sites they are about browse. As a precautionary measure, parents should use the built-in and third-party online tools to regulate time of computer use, access to Internet and gaming sites.
In the next few articles, we will be discussing built in parental control and other online tools. In this post, we will discuss how parents can do that for computers using Windows Vista and Windows 7 OS.
Launch the Start menu, look for the Search box and type "Parental Controls" to open the control panel.
• Choose the user to configure the parental controls. (Enter your password for your administrator if prompted, if you are not logged as the administrator.)
• Below Parental Controls header select "On" to turn on the restrictions.
• Select time limits to configure the allowable days and times, Click "OK" to save the setting. (Note: The blue box means the user will be unable to use the computer on selected days and times, while the white box means the computer remains accessible.)
• Press "Games" to select the maximum allowable game rating, Click "OK" to save the settings.
• Customize each "user name" to specific programs to "Allow and Block" by placing a corresponding checks inside the box for each program you will allow the user to access. Don't forget to save the application limitations.
Configuring and customizing the parental control of your computer is a simple way to prevent children from accessing information that can harm their young minds. Parents could also sift and filter internet access through controlling and setting the web filter provided by "Windows Live Family Safety" available to all Windows operating systems. This will restrict and block the children to visit illicit websites by monitoring it depending on how you have selected your setting.


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