I have an 11 year old son and a 7 year old daughter. With the Internet, they can come across unsavoury sites and unsavoury people. I have installed a software that captures all their keystrokes, what they do and which websites they have visited. It can also take snapshots of the computer screen every 30 seconds. It is a tedious process and it may sound as though I am totally paranoid.
Monitoring is one thing.
More importantly, it is what happens when you catch your child going to an undesirable site. How do you explain the ground rules to them and deal with their anger or even defiance, for they may accuse you of spying on them. But we have to be responsible and educate them that some sites are definitely no-go . I have learnt not to be so dependent on them. I can live without my mobile phone easily if my family is with me.