Children are naturally curious. The Internet often being the first choice in acquiring information and finding entertainment, it is understandable that children would want to have access to it.

As parents, you are naturally cautious. And with the Internet also being the host of endless websites containing inappropriate adult-oriented and violent material, your anxiety about your children going on-line, is well founded.

Now, Dhiraagu Parental Control Service helps you do exactly that, helping to protect your children by controlling the type of websites that they can access. While Parental Control Service constantly reviews and blocks existing and new websites which are unsuitable for children, parents are advised that nothing can replace your personal supervision as 100% protection for your children when on the Internet.

To give your children the best protection from harmful and unsuitable websites, please take note of the following tips:

Make it your personal responsibility to ensure the safety of your child.
Make it clear to them what they may and may not use the Internet for.

Arm yourself with the necessary knowledge regarding Internet use, by
obtaining help from computer or Internet classes or experts, and
becoming familiar with applications and tools used by your children
when on the Internet, such as chat rooms, instant messaging (IM),
Internet service providers (ISPs), e-mail and message boards. Pay
close attention to your children’s Internet habits, as well as their
friends, so that you are more aware of their Internet use.

Identify websites that you know would be of benefit to your children,
and more importantly, identify and block websites that you feel would
be inappropriate for them.

Make a point of learning the Internet pitfalls for children, and by using
the Internet to gather more knowledge on the Internet itself, and its
dangers.

Communicate with your children, clearly explaining what and why they
should not view certain types of websites, and what are the fun things
they can do on the Internet. Help them understand your point by using
the Internet together.

Minimise the likelihood of unlimited and unauthorised access to the
Internet, by placing the computer in a busy area of the house.

Help your children be Internet-savvy by discussing and agreeing to
some basic but important rules, such as:

• NEVER giving personal information (name, home and school addresses, contact numbers, etc.) to someone they meet on the Internet.
• NEVER giving out credit card information over the Internet.
• NEVER accepting and opening emails and files from unknown contacts.
• NEVER downloading files from unknown or unreliable sources.
• NEVER writing to anyone who makes them feel uncomfortable or scared.
• NEVER, ever meeting up with anyone they find on the Internet.
• NEVER sending their photos to strangers.
• NEVER assuming that people online are actually what, or who, they say.

Regularly check up on them by reviewing histories of logs on the
computer so that they are less likely to be tempted to break the rules.

Find information on, and use, filtering software or services such as
Dhiraagu Parental Control Service.

The points listed above are for your benefit, and consequently for the benefit of the children. The aim is not to scare you off the Internet, but to help your children derive the maximum positive use of the Internet with minimum risk of exposure to inappropriate websites.

While the above cautionary points, together with Dhiraagu Parental Control Service, help to keep the children safer while on the Internet, parents should note that only your personal supervision is the only 100% protection for your children.