Tag Archives: Parental Control

Computing Week in Review: March 3rd Through March 9th

Do you know how to set the parental controls on your child’s video gamer system? It is an important thing to know, especially as mature games are getting more and more popular. If you missed the first article in this series, you can review it here. Look for more articles on this topic. And now, here is the Computing Blog week in review for March 3rd through March 9th March 3rd Computing Week in Review: February 25th Through March 2nd It has been a busy week for us here in technology-land. We’ve taken advantage of the free Lego Designer and … Continue reading →

Setting Parental Controls on Your Video Game Systems

Do you test out every video game that your child plays before they play it? Do you rely on word from friends, websites or even your kids themselves to determine the appropriateness of each game? How do you keep children away from the more mature games that are already in the home played by older siblings, dad or mom? One of the ways to do this is by setting up the parental controls that are available in your video game system. Just like the famous v-chip or the parental controls that are available in some cable television systems, the parental … Continue reading →

Children and Internet Safety

Even an outstanding single parent is going to have times when the children use movies, CDs, DVDs, or even the internet to pass time. For instance, in a single parent home, keeping the kids involved with positive activity at all times is challenging. You might find that while cooking dinner, the kids turn to the computer for doing homework, which is fine. However, without the eyes of four parents to monitor the kids, they can get into places they do not belong. The internet is both good and bad. Again, it provides an open avenue to the world, teaching our … Continue reading →