Some other tips are to have your computer in the familyroom instead of in a bedroom. This is so you can shoulder surf. Shoulder surfing is looking over your child's shoulder every once and awhile to see what he or she is doing. It is called the Parents' Protection Page and was designed to shield kids from the prying question of the net. Groups have also formed to protect you and your children online.
Most people know that web publishers are supposed to regulate sites.
The FTC believed that the web publishers were fully capable of doing this, as did the government. However after the results of the FTC's survey many people have found that the publishers themselves need to be regulated. So groups have formed to keep an eye on the web publishers. There are other groups online, to find out more about these groups go to Epic. The FTC and congress have also come up with another way to protect children.