A recent survey by Family PC magazine seems to support that attitude. But only 20 percent use parental controls built into their Internet access software. Only 6 percent use commercially available filters, such as Net Nanny or Cyber Patrol. Nearly 20 percent said they take no special precautions for their children. Instead, many parents, intimidated by technology, either pull the plug on the Net at home or let their children act as keepers of the computer.
Many parents say computers are simply too tedious to master.
That way, I don't have it in my house. When mother Linda Garton got wired two years ago, she used a filter. Now it's gone. They were at an appropriate age and ability level to monitor themselves. That attitude frustrates Nelson.