One mom's online-safety formula

In response to my 4/30 and 5/14 features on the challenge of kids accessing porn through online image searches, mother and educator Krista in North Carolina emailed us: "I have to laugh out loud whenever I hear parents tell me they don't know how to stop their children from going into porn sites or various chat rooms they don't approve of. In our home the rule is clear: If I find out, or you get caught, then you lose all privileges to use the Internet at home. I take the keyboard with me to work as well as the mouse - that way, they can't use the Internet even when they figure out how to bypass the security I have installed. Children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for and I take no chances with mine.... (For more, please click to this week's issue of the SafeKids/NetFamilyNewsletter.) Have a great weekend!