The major issue parents are concerned about the internet is that their kids spend too much time in social networking sites. Some parents also worry that their kids might come across adult websites with objectionable contents. The problem with social networking and online chatting is that many predators and abusers cannot be easily detected, and when detected they may have already caused enough harm to your kids. Children do not have much reasoning sense to be able to make a good decision while choosing friends who is a complete stranger to them. Therefore parents need to help them out with this one by teaching them how to interact safely online. Another thing is blocking explicit websites and chat rooms which can be done with or without your kid’s consent, though it is always better if you tell them to improve your relationship.

There have been many cases of cyber crime and fraud activities online, recently even in the popular social networking site Orkut. The abusers never leave a single opportunity to misuse Internet and harm you, which is why you also need to take all the precautions from your side. If you are reading this then you are already making effort from your side.

The first thing you can do about blocking a website is change the setting from your internet browser. In your Internet explorer you will find ‘Internet options’ under the top menu ‘Tools’. Then choose the ‘Content’ button and then select ‘Content Adviser’. Now click this ‘Enable Content Advisor’ button also set a password here so that no one else could change the settings. ‘Content Advisor’ will allow you to customize in ‘Approved Sites’, ‘Ratings’, ‘General’, and ‘Advanced’. In order to block websites you need to focus on ‘Approved Sites’ and ‘Ratings’. Under ‘Ratings’ you will find a slider which can adjust the level of restriction starting from ‘None’ to ‘Explicit’. Under the ‘Approved Sites’ you can add the list of website which are ok for your kids to view.

You can also find endless products and software to block websites in the market. Some might want it for blocking spammers and viruses while some may want it to block harmful sites for their kids. These products are available at different range of price according to the level of security they can provide. But before buying these expensive products make sure you try out with the free ones. You can block websites using your Operating System, if you are using Windows XP and above version. You can even block it through internet browser using different steps for different browser such as Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. And you can also download free or trial versions of software. You must try all these options first and if it still does not serve your purpose then you need to purchase a good one for your family.