My option was not listed so I didn't "vote". But, my 10 yo DD has an e-mail account, I just have a pass word she don't know, when she is ready to read her mail, I check it first, and make sure there are no "no-no's" in it.
I also use incredi mail. I am sure you can do this with other e-mail accounts also, it is just a no-brainer with incredimail. Where it can be set for "regular" e-mail senders get put in a preferred senders folder. And others go into another folder.
Hope this helps a little, I feel the only safe way to keep them from seeing no-nos is to be right there all the time, and even that is not 100%!
Believe me--whatever way we go with email for her, we will be over her shoulder. My DS (almost 13) has a Yahoo account and we're just not happy with that route. We may decide to do something different with him too.
Our kids have restricted "rights" on our computer. They each have their own login and their privileges are restricted--they can't download or install anything under their logins. The computer they use is in the family room so we can check things out at any time. I just don't think you can be "too safe" when it comes to kids and computers.
I have AOL, so it has a childs guarded e-mail, where he can only accept not only E-mails for his age and i have it where he has to get permission from me and me put in a pass word for him to be able to access e-mails with any kind of pics, and on AOL it has it where he is limited to what internet sights he can go to and i can block chat rooms out totally I like how AOL is set up, there are 3 -4 age ranges on it. Its the Best for me with jacob being only 8.
Hi we have MSN Premium, I set up an email account for my son when he was 2 just to keep his name on hold. Well this year he is 8 almost 9 msn has parental controls, I put in the addresses he is allowed to send and recieve email from if he wants to add an address I get a letter from msn showing his request, If I need to check it out I do, if I already know the site and it is ok, I simply click on the box that say's this site allowed. Everything he does is monitored and everytime he logs off I get a report card of what sites he visited and what he tried to visit but was blocked from. This way he gets a little privacy and I know what he does with his one hour a day online time.
My granddaughter hasn't really gotten into email yet, although she does occasionally email her best friend and she's trying to start emailing a couple of epals too. Usually when she's online it's to play games on a couple of sites. She checks out neopets.com and a couple other kids sites that has been approved by mom and/or me. We could use kid software but it blocks even innocent sites even for legit look up. Since my granddaughter doesn't do much without someone checking on what she's doing we're comfortable with her having her own email for now.
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my 11yr has a "screen name" on aol with the parental controls, and it is pretty much email blocked. he rarely uses it though because he is on mine after i finish my thing and he is only playing the games on cartoon network. and where is the comp? - right in front of me in the living room!....lol
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My daughters 11 and she still dont have her own email addy..I let her use mine and moniter her emails still yet that she gets...i also dont let her have an Screen name..some of her friends have one and I just add them to my list and lt her know when they are on for her to talk to..You cant trust the internet these days with all the sickos on here, i cant believe all the stuff that goes on..My gosh
I like how AOL is set up, there are 3 -4 age ranges on it. Its the Best for me with jacob being only 8.
My daughters 11 and she still dont have her own email addy..I let her use mine and moniter her emails still yet that she gets...i also dont let her have an Screen name..some of her friends have one and I just add them to my list and lt her know when they are on for her to talk to..You cant trust the internet these days with all the sickos on here, i cant believe all the stuff that goes on..My gosh
