If you are a parent that has young children, there is a good chance that you want to make sure that they are able to stay as safe on the Internet as they can. However, this can be hard because your children might have to use search engines and search things that bring up results you don't want them to see or accidentally navigate to an unsafe site. Here are some ways that you can keep your kids safe on the Internet.

1. Set Up Parental Controls

There are a few different ways that you can set up parental controls in order to make sure that your kids don't accidentally go on sites that aren't safe. One way is to look at your router to see if it has any built-in parental controls. If it does, you can easily configure them. If your router does not have this built-in function, you can use software that will reconfigure your router's DNS to go through DNS software that does have the parental controls. 

Once you are looking at some sort of parental controls, you will likely see categories that you can have blocked, such as pornography, illegal activity, and other adult sites. This will allow you to choose the level of security that you want on your child's computer. 

A second way that you can set up parental controls is directly on your PC. If you have a PC that is running the Windows operating system, you can set up separate users for you and any other adults in your home and your children. Then, you can specify which programs and features your child can access, as well as what safety controls his or her Internet has, while allowing you and other adult members of your household to access the full Internet.

2. Make a List

If you're kids are old enough to read and type, you want to be sure that they are not getting themselves in trouble on the Internet by giving out too much personal information. Make a list of things that your kids should never tell people on the Internet, such where they live, what their phone number is, or what their real name is. Explain to your kids why this information is bad and why they should try to talk mostly to people they already know on the Internet. Making a list will make it easy for your kids to check to see that they are being safe on the Internet.

For more information, talk to a company that specializes in web filtering and protection such as Net Help 24/7.