MySpaceMyKids Book
Other resources to protect your family
The best way to get to know your teens is to spend time with them. The second best way is to enroll for the MySpace/MyKids workshop.
Because your kids face challenges in a number of different ways (the Internet, television, friends, neighbors, school, etc.), it is imperative that you have the resources to help them guard their hearts.
The MySpace/MyKids workshop is a terrific first step. The next step should be to take advantage of all the other tools available to you.
Here are some great resources:
X3 Watch
X3 Watch (PC & Mac)
Accountability Software
It is offered at no charge by the ministry of XXXchurch.com and it's supporters. Whenever your teen browses the Internet and accesses a site which may contain questionable material, the program will save the site name and address on your computer.
Approximately every 2-4 weeks (depending on your preference), you, the parent, will receive an email containing all questionable sites your teen has visited. This is an invaluable tool in monitoring the emotional health of your child.
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Covenant Eyes
Covenant Eyes (PC & Mac)
Accountability Software
Another program that we highly recommend is Covenant Eyes. The Covenant Eyes program never blocks access to safe internet sites, yet it is extremely difficult for teens to bypass.
Covenant Eyes maintains a record of all the sites which are visited from your teen’s computer. Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, a record ("Accountability Report") is sent to you by e-mail so that you can monitor what your child is doing online. In addition, these reports can be accessed at any time on the Covenant Eyes website.
Covenant Eyes reduces temptation and eliminates the secrecy of using the Internet. It is a program that really works!
Safe Eyes
Safe Eyes - (PC & Mac)
Filtering & Accountability Software
Safe Eyes is one of the most effective programs for Internet filtering. In independent testing by the Department of Justice and the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Secure Computing technology utilized by Safe Eyes proved to be the most effective at blocking unwanted content. But top-rated filtering is only the beginning! Safe Eyes also allows you to:
* Control how much time is spent on the Internet (and what hours it is available)
* Record and list all websites that each user visits from the computer
* Send an alert when someone attempts to access objectionable content
* Control the types of programs your computer can access from the Internet
* Record (and limit) Instant Messenger chat sessions
* Block pop-up windows


