Some sensible ideas for parents

·Set the home page to an educative or child
  friendly site, not Goggle this diverts attention
  too something useful in the first minutes online
·Install software that prevents the home page being
 changed
·Install web filtering software
·Keep your computers in the main living area, not
  the bedroom. In that way supervision is easier
·Spend time online yourself, to research the sites
  you want to use next, and use the favourites
·Be involved with online time, and encourage
  usage of good websites
·As a parent or carer, you choose appropriate
  Usernames and set Passwords, involve the
   user in this, but ultimately, you need to be in
   control of  this
·Encourage a culture where you are informed if
  something seems wrong
·Set time limits on computer usage.  You can even
  set up the computer to disallow usage between
  certain hours!
·Make sure they do homework first!
Supervise chat room messenger usage, or if you
  have 2 computers, log yourself into the same chat
  room as a user with the name “Username’s Mum /
  Dad”
·Get your child to show you two new websites a
  session, and show your child two new websites a
  session. This keeps the attention on what’s good,
  as opposed to what’s potentially bad
·Don’t be intimidated by your child’s computer
  knowledge, instead get them to teach you, this
  encourages an all round computer respect within
  the household

We can help

Avoiding obscene material

Unfortunately the unmannered parts of the web community feel it is perfectly fine for anyone to be exposed to whatever they feel fit to show. This material is often inappropriate for children, vulnerable adults, the work place or people who are offended by such things

E-mail is the normal route for this material into the home or office.  Good filtering software is helpful here, and SPAM filters at your Internet providers certainly remove a lot of the offending material.  There are some settings in e-mail programs that allow you to block unwanted senders too.  Never open e-mails from strangers, and turn the preview pane off
Download free filtering software here

Whilst surfing on the Internet, this unwanted content seems to come from anywhere, and can be avoided by using web filters, carefully setting your browser setting in the right way, and setting up of firewalls