Mobile devices are now mainstream and the perfect size for little hands to use. What’s more is that they are all able to connect to the internet. How convenient! 

Leave yours lying around and its likely to be picked up by your young one, who will quickly know how to connect to the internet. Kids love pushing buttons and learn what each button does very quickly.

Mums and dads are handing down their old iPhone, Android smart phone, iPad or tablet to their children while they themselves upgr...

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The iPad has really taken off in NZ and already compulsory in some schools. We will see its use more and more and it is important for parents to understand and set some of the parental controls.

General Parental Control Restrictions Setup

• From the home screen, select Settings > General.

• Select Restrictions. If you haven't done this before, select Enable Restrictions.

• Enter a 4-digit passcode. Make sure you remember this passcode, in case you need to change these settings.

• You will see the r...

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Parental control software is known by many names including parental software, internet safety software, cyber safety software, monitoring software and so on. Ultimately, its purpose is to monitor and filter internet traffic.

Let’s examine why parents may wish to install it and some of the key features and use.

Children are using the internet at a younger age than ever before. One of the reas...

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As a parent, we want the best for our children. We want our kids to grow up in a healthy environment. We protect our children from harm, shield them from dangers, and make sure they are looked after when we are not around.

 So why do we not apply the same principles when it comes to the internet? Statistics show that only a third of parents have any form of Parental Control software on their home computers.

 Is it because parents are unaware of such software? Or is it because parents think they...
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Now that cyber safety is being talked about more, and we are seeing more news reports about the dangers, Parents are wondering when they should install such software. From my experience, parents are only thinking about monitoring software when their children are around 12 years of age. The reality is that children are discovering the Internet at an earlier age. The Internet is uncensored and as such, our children can stumble on the most disturbing material imaginable, unless we protect wha...
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In days gone by, a parent would give their wee Johnny or Jackie instructions of how to keep safe while playing. These would consist of playing nicely, not to play on the road, be nice to other kids and don’t be late. These days it’s a totally different ball game. Our kids have swapped the fun of running around the neighborhood, to running around cyberspace. With it, come more dangers than you could imagine, by playing in the neighbors backyard. The internet is a fantastic reference t...
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