The natural parental impulses of wanting the best for our children, and wanting to shield them from inappropriate influences, come into serious conflict on the Internet. There’s a tremendous amount of information available online, information that children can use to learn their way around the world. There’s a tremendous amount of dubious material online, as well as spyware, adware and computer viruses. As parents and Internet users, we need to know how to keep the harmful spam at arm’s length without compromising the benefits of the World Wide Web. Writer Bio
