Parental Control

These links are provided as a convenience for parents who wish to run parental control software on their computer. The purpose of such software would be to block access to sites that should not be viewed by minors.

It's important to note that there is no substitute for direct parental supervision while children are online, because there is no 100% foolproof method to block access to questionable sites. However, that being said, these software packages tend to do a decent job. We cannot guarantee them, however, and their listing here does not imply that we have tested the software.

Disney's Family.Com
This Disney site is an excellent resource for information about parenting. It includes some "back to school" features as well as various topics concerning kids and their parents.

Cyber Patrol
Cyber Patrol is used to manage Internet access, limit the total time spent online and block access to Internet sites that you deem inappropriate.

Cybersitter
A Windows 3.1x and Windows 95 application designed to filter and block adult oriented material, graphics and language from Internet news-groups, chat areas, World Wide Web pages and e-mail. For stand alone PC's and networks.

NetNanny
Net Nanny is the only software program that allows you to monitor, screen and block access to anything residing on, or running in, out or through your PC, online or off. It's two-way screening in real-time and only you determine what is screened with the help of a site list which can be downloaded free from this site.

SafeSurf
SafeSurf offers its assistance to help all of the filtering software companies produce better products and encourages them to support the SafeSurf Rating Standard.

SurfWatch
SurfWatch is client-based software that can easily be installed and used with any WWW browser. SurfWatch blocks tens of thousands of explicit sites locally at the customer's machine, without restricting the access rights of other Internet members, and without removing any material from the Internet or any server.