The first long-distance telegraph message was sent over 150 years ago. The message quoted Numbers 23:23 and read, “What hath God wrought?” As new technologies become available to our family, we instinctively continue to question “What hath God wrought now?”
We are accustom to physically protecting our homes from would-be criminals. Children using new technologies like the Internet at an earlier and earlier age are afforded many opportunities. At the same time the Internet also presents many serious concerns for parents. The Internet has become the new doorway into our homes.
Understanding the consequences that an Internet doorway presents is critical for any parent. Relax! None of us have to all become high-tech cyber geeks to protect our children. We only need to focus our energies on what potential risks present themselves and then find the simplest ways to remove those risks.
Kids online will inevitably run into strongly objectionable material if they use the Internet unsupervised. The pornography industry is a predatory industry that will push its content to everyone they can whether we want it or not. The easiest, most effective way to protect your home’s Internet doorway is to use an Internet content filtering service such as bsafe.com. This critical tool blocks objectionable Internet content such as pornography, gambling, and chat rooms. Content blocking software is the single most powerful thing a parent can do to protect their family.
