limiting kids time online.

Anti

Hi lads.

Just a quick question.

My Girlfriends daughter is spending alot of time online atm. About 5 hours a day online, mostly on msn, as she is pretty clueless about computers. And since it is the holidays now and its not a good idea for her to be online while myself and herself are at work all day. I'm wondering if there is a way to limit the ammount of time she spends online. Say 2 hours a day max. I already know how to block certain websites, such as bebo and myspace.

But is it at possible to limit the access, I've had some ( but little ) experience with Inet cafe software, so i'd rather not go down that route. Is there some other program(s) that can do this. I have not looked into things such as netnanny and the likes, as the less spyware the better.

I suppose i should tell you the type of connection she is on:

In the house, we have the ntl modem and netgear wireless router upstairs, which is connected directly to the pc in the my girlfriends daughters room ( due to lack of space, as extension is being done ) I myself connect my laptop wirelessly.

Any help on this would be greatly apprectiated

YeAh!

I dont think limiting the childs access to her favorite website isn't going to have the effect you are looking for. The child needs to develop some interests, join a summer camp or something. She is looking for something to replace all the time she used spend in school. Her answer at the moment is the internet. Offer her some alternatives.

Anti

That is true, but trying to push a teenager is a difficult task. I think the main problem is her friends do not live close, and they only meet up about every week/2 weeks. There are plenty of other kids here, her own age, but from different schools. Which she seems dissinterested in. Maybe limiting the access would push her towards making some new friends ?!?

ecksor

You might be best off posing that particular question on the parenting forum. I have a suspicion she's more likely to watch TV which doesn't seem like a better option. Introduce her to boards.ie!

YeAh!

ecksor wrote:

Introduce her to boards.ie!

He wants to stop her internet addiction.....not add fuel to the fire! Maybe there are youth clubs or something nearby. What are the rest of the children of Waterford upto for the hols?

Anti

sitting on near by greens with flagans of lindan village, something id rather avoid happening to her. But seriously lads, some type of program to limit acces to a few hours a day would be enough. we hope

YeAh!

This link might help.

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/titles/time-limit.htm

Anti

Just had a quick look, and it looks pretty good, thanks for the link. apreciate it

YeAh!

Not a bother
Make sure to post on how its working out for you!