Kidzui – Browser just for kids?

Parents, do you need help monitoring what your kids are exploring on the Internet? Your kids will never see the raw Internet, they’ll only experience the world approved by Kidzui. If you remember back in 1995, AOL to many people was the Internet, so why not return to those days with Kidzui?

Kidzui is a special browser installed on your desktop in which it’s surfers can only go to approved websites on their network. With this browser, parents can view kid’s online activities for up to 30 days and even block and add pages. What your kids will love about Kidzui is that they can choose their own avtar, a character which they can change hair color, clothes, etc…

The browser is free to download and use, however for $6.95 a month you can upgrade to their membership version. The membership unlocks more features and gives you a homework helper.

http://www.kidzui.com

Rear-view Car Cameras

Recently Christian Recording Artist Steven Curtis Chapman‘s teenage son ran over his five year old sister Maria while backing out of their driveway in their SUV. The child struck by the SUV was in the driver’s blind spot; the teenager did not see his little sister in the driveway.

The death was obviously a shock to their family and since then, they bought a vehicle with a rear camera. Should every future vehicle manufactured have a rear-view camera installed as a standard feature?

3rd Annual Internet Safety Summit

A northeast Ohio teen from Normandy High School participated in an Internet Safety summit in Washington D.C. last week and spoke to Channel 3′s Kim Wheeler. The summit sponsored by Cox selects 15 teens from around the country to discuss online safety tips and trends. Leading Hands will be holding a Cleveland area Internet Safety Conference on May 23, 2009, stay tuned for details.

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Degrees of web monitoring

In this high speed world, more and more parents are becoming alien to what their children are doing in the Internet. Here a few do and don’ts to make your family online safety approach smoother.

3 Dos
a) Do over the shoulder surfing – put your computer in the open
b) Do educate yourself – get myspace, flickr and IM accounts
c) Do consider snooping – keyloggin software like Spector Pro tracks activity and sends report via email

3 Don’ts
a) Don’t be secretive (tell your kids you are watching them)
b) Don’t bother blocking sites, they will get around it
c) Don’t threaten to take away computer, will become even more secretive

How many of these tips do you follow?