While having Net Guardian will protect your children coming across websites you do not want them to see, your parental supervision is still as integral element in their development online as well as offline.

1. Know where your children are surfing on the web. Parents should be familiar with their children's use of the computer on-line.
   
   
2. Spend time online with your kids. Get involved with their children and ask questions about what they're doing and how they're doing it.
   
   
3. Parents should establish rules for use of the computer on-line. The rules should limit access time, duration and type of use depending on the age and maturity of the child (e.g. surfing the net vs. chat rooms, etc.).
   
   
4. Have a reliable Internet filtering system for your Internet connection. (Net Guardian is an excellent choice! :-)
   
   
5. Tell your kids never to give out personal info online. Be sure that your children understand that they should not be sending personal information to people that they have only met over the Internet.
   
   
6. Nicknames are best when using chatrooms. Be aware that people may not be who they say they are on the Internet. An adult could pretend to be a child the same age as your child just to get to know your child. Sometimes they can do this over a long period of time to develop trust
   
   
7. Have your kids tell you if they receive material online that makes them feel uncomfortable. 
   
   
8. Move the computer to a family area. Keep the computer in a high traffic, highly visible location in the house so that parents can routinely walk by and see what their children are doing on the Internet.
   
   
9. Check the history and temporary Internet files to see where they have been surfing when you were not with them.