Parents then control a broad range of safety features available in Grown-Up Stuff, the section designed just for them. At the program's start up, parents develop their child's Buddy List consisting of people with whom they'll allow their child to send and receive e-mail. Parents may also turn off e-mail entirely if they choose. Surf Monkey also provides safety features to protect children in chat room situations. Internet chat is restricted to Surf Monkey members, is monitored continuously by live monitors, automatically ejects those who use profanity and blocks access to all chat rooms not sponsored by Surf Monkey.
Parents also have the option to completely disable chat, if desired.
I don't want them accessing. Surf Monkey makes me feel comfortable, and them feel good about the Internet. They can choose from a wide variety of fun templates, everything from birthday cards to spaceship pages, to provide truly personalized messages for friends or relatives. Surf Monkey can even jump on screen and read their email to them if they'd like. Graphics and files can be attached to mail, mail can be printed, or help is just a click away by asking Surf Monkey to talk them through the features.