Parental Controls
Every day, our children are bombarded with over-sexualized, over-commercialized, ultra-violent, or otherwise unhealthy images and messages that are inconsistent with our values as parents. There have been significant advancements in the tools available to parents to manage this onslaught of information.
Efforts are being made to educate parents about available parental controls and ensure that they are widely available. Attorney General Steve Six encourages parents to talk to their kids about their online activities and learn more about the parental controls available for their kid’s tech toys.
Helpful links:
Parental Controls & Online Child Protection: A Survey of Tools and Methods
Pew Internet & American Life Project: Protecting Teens Online
Family Online Safety Institute
Connectsafely.org
How to set up parental controls for cell phones:
How to set up parental controls for computers:
Mac
PC with Windows XP
PC with Windows 7 or Vista
How to set up parental controls for a game system:
Playstation Portable (PSP)
Playstation 3 (PS3)
Xbox
Nintendo Wii