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Kid-Friendly Solutions for Your Family Computer

The Internet can often be a dangerous place for a child, as much of its content is intended for adults. There are, however, several options now available -- such as filters, monitors and blockers -- which can help you protect your child from viewing inappropriate Internet content on your family's home computer.

Comparison Chart

Below, you'll find an easy-to-use comparison chart that rates the effectiveness of some of the most popular and powerful kid-friendly software packages available on the market today. The list reviews each program's filtering, blocking, monitoring and time limiting tools.

My overall rating is based upon a product's ease of installation, reliability, useablilty, simplicity of setup and maintenance and, most importantly, the program's ability to block or filter offensive content. Click on the ratings for more information on the testing results of each product.

Product Name

Monitoring

Cost in
USD
Rating
CyberSitter
$39.95
Net Nanny
$39.95
Eno Logic Net Filter Home  
$55.14
CyberPatrol
 
$39.95
ContentProtect
 
$39.99
Chat Watch
 
$29.95

 

Kid-Friendly Search Engines

  • Yahooligans!
    http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
    A kids' version of Yahoo!, this commercial directory only links to safe and appropriate kids' sites.
  • Ask Jeeves for kids
    http://www.ajkids.com/
    A unique commercial search engine that allows kids to search by using questions as well as key words.
  • KidsClick!
    http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
    Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.
  • Education World
    http://www.education-world.com/
    Over 500,000 sites of interest to educators. Browsable or searchable, with the ability to narrow in by appropriate grade level.
  • Kids & Teens Open Directory Project
    http://kdmoz.org/
    The Kids and Teens Open Directory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web for people under the age of 18, by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors.

Advice and Resource Websites

GetNetWise is a user empowerment Web site designed to offer tips, tools and video tutorials to Internet users on kids' safety, spam, privacy and keeping your computer secure. GetNetWise shows that creating a safe, secure and positive online environment is as easy as "one click" of a mouse.
Be Web Aware is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety. The objective of everyone involved in this project is to ensure young children benefit from the Internet, while being safe and responsible in their online activities.
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2005 Spam Filter Review
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