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Is Cyber Patrol a good programme?

I’ve played around with Cyber Patrol and it seemed like a good programme, comparable with, say, Net Nanny. You should be able to set the security level to meet your family’s values and turn it on and off if needed.

I don’t know how old your child is, but one thing to bear in mind is that these programmes can also block you from going into relatively decent sites at times, where perhaps bad language somewhere on the site triggers it.

Also, nothing replaces being there shoulder-to-shoulder with your child. Still, programmes such as this are worth using as an extra level of protection.

Why not chat to other iVillagers about computers on the Mums of Children Aged 5 - 12 message board. Take a look at some of the LIVE discussions happening now on the board:

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