Net Wise
Parents
Are Not Spectators.
Net wise parents are an active well informed force in their kid's
internet safety.
Let me tell you a story.
A few years ago when my son, Brady was 8 years old he had a project to
do for school. He wanted to use the computer to find some information.
Great I thought. Brady is really starting to like computers.
So I asked "Do you know how to search for the information you need?" he
said yes that he had been taught at school. Brady had to search for the
name Hancock.
So off Brady went and his little sister followed him as little sisters
do. Not 10 minutes later did Brady's little sister come running to us
saying she saw pictures of girls s****** on boys P****. I couldn't
believe it I went downstairs and there was my son looking at hardcore
pornography.
The story above is real and I'm sure it's a story that happens all the
time. That incident made me realize I could no longer be a spectator if
I was to keep my children safe online. My children's internet safety
was of major importance but how was I going to keep them safe?
It was at that moment I realized I had to learn all that I could about
internet safety. I read books, I searched online, I learned internet
safety rules, I took basic computer lessons, I learned everything I
could to protect my children and become a net wise parent.
It doesn't matter if you're a Mom, Dad or a Grandparent. If you need to
keep your kids or grandkids or even yourself safe online, you need to
be an active well informed force to deal with it. Net Wise Parents is a
collection of "how to" articles and tutorials from the most basic of
computer tasks, to monitoring what sites your kids are allowed to visit
and blocking those sites that are not allowed. Learn internet safety
rules to implement in your household whether there is a problem or not.
Does it sound to hard? Do you think your to old to learn? I know, You
don't have enough time to learn all that stuff right? NAH !! It's easy,
do one thing at a time until you understand it and then move onto the
next. When there is nothing on TV come on in and learn a little. When
it's raining outside pop in, try something new.
Basic computer lessons are thee single most important lessons you will
ever learn when it comes to computers. Come with me and explore
the
basic skills you need on the way to becoming a Net Wise Parent.
In todays world of the Internet where spam, viruses and identity
theft are on the rise computer safety is more important than ever
before. Let's discuss all of these threats just to make sure we are all
on the same page when it comes to computer
safety.
Now that we have talked about computer safety. Anyone who needs
free internet security software, to stop the threats we talked about
above like computer viruses, adware and spyware. Check out the free
software that is available to you here.
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I don't think there is a more difficult time in a parents life then
when their children are teenagers. They are constantly on the move
growing, learning and doing and the worst part of it. They want to do
it all by themselves. That independence thing really hurts especially
when your told no Mom/Dad I want to do it myself.
This is a perfectly natural part of life and every parent from the day
their kids are born know that day is coming. The problem is we also
know the teenager way of thinking " Nothing can happen to me
I'm
invincible". Lets
look at how to keep our teenagers safe when their online.
I'm here 24/7, if you
don't understand something or have a question contact me I'll try to
answer your question.
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Basic Computer Lessons
basic computer lessons, everyone young or old that owns a computer needs to have basic computer skills. Come on in, Here you will find basic computer lessons to get you started.
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computer safety
Everyone who owns a computer needs to practice computer safety to keep themselves safe in todays world of spyware, viruses and phishing.
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teen internet safety
Teen internet safety is something every parent worries about, We as parents for the most part know what's out there.
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block myspace
We may want to block myspace or some other site. Here is a computer tutorial on how to block a website.
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block a website
To block a website you can use your computers host file, here I show you how to do it.
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Internet parental controls
Internet parental controls are for our kids safety they don't like it so that must mean were doing something right.
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free security software
Everyone looks for free security software right? Here is a list to help you.
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Contact
Please feel free to contact me with any question you may have and I will try to answer it for you.
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