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Is it okay for me to spy on my children?
I can’t always monitor my two children. Jack’s nine, Selina’s eleven and they both use the Internet for their homework. I trust them but worry about what they might see when they’re surfing. Is there any way I can find out what they’ve been up to without them knowing?
It is a good idea to let your children know that you have the ability to trace their movements on the Internet. This means they will be less likely to try to explore some of the seedy sites. The easiest way to track down your child’s movements is to use the ‘history’ file. Your web browser keeps a log of every site that is visited.
Check this by pressing the Control key and typing ‘h’ (Ctrl-H). In Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator this brings up the history window and you can then look at all the sites that have been visited.
However, the history file is double edged – it means that all the sites YOU have looked at are easily available to your children. They can keep an eye on you as well.
Therefore, you should clear the history each day – it is best to set the history settings to zero or one day only. This means to keep track of your children you need to check their activity daily, or their history will be wiped.
As an alternative you can get a program called Cyber Surveillance which keeps a complete record of your child’s surfing activities as a ‘slide show’.
Why not chat to other iVillagers about behaviour 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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