Sometimes we need reminders as to why we must continue to follow rules or do things in a particular way. The human mind is very flighty and tends to forget important issues, no matter how well they had been drilled into the head. Especially, if those heads belong to kids and the rules limit their Read more…
Tags: cyber mum, cybersafety, family, good parenting, McAfee Family Protection, online child safety, Parental control
The other day, I googled the word “cyber” to learn more about its origin and usage. To my surprise, along with sites on ‘cyber cafes’, ‘cyber security firm’, and ‘cyber laws’, pages of chatroom URLs and other sites containing lewd content opened up. I didn’t understand this, after all cyber is one word that we Read more…
Tags: Cyber, good parenting, Parental control
I had presented McAfee family protection software to some of my friends who have children at home. One of them thanked me and asked what the Parental Control feature was. I enquired, “You mean to say that you do not use any security software that offers the parental control feature for your PC, even though Read more…
Tags: family protection, online safety, Parental control, software
Netizen son announced gravely one day, “The PC is dead. RIP dear PC.” No, I did not find it that funny. I had just allowed him to play on the PC for 15 minutes while I completed some urgent paper work. My assignment deadline hung like Damocles’ sword over my head and I was barely Read more…
Tags: online game, online video, Parental control, PC Addiction
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