Keep your kids safer online with comprehensive and free parental controls

The internet is a great place for kids – there’s so much out there for kids to learn and enjoy - from amazing images to informative and entertaining content. However, just like in the real world, kids need protecting from unsuitable content.

- Parental controls on AOL

Here’s a simple guide to ensure your kids time online remains entertaining but safe:

· Know what your kids are doing online and whom they’re communicating with – talk to them about their experiences online. Consider placing your PC in the family room

· Get tools which help you keep kids safer online, parental controls help to shield kids from unsuitable content and give you more control over your children’s online experience

· Kids can stumble across unsuitable information or images online – speak to your kids openly, which will help your child to come to you if he or she feels uncomfortable. They can report it to us through our report button and there are also resources for further reassurance with the NSPCC (0808 800 5000) and Childline (0800 1111) or CEOP

· If you see illegal content online contact the Internet Watch Foundation straightaway

· Find out more about protecting your PC

· AOL’s award winning free Parental Controls are now available to anyone on the web – it doesn’t matter who provides your internet connection

· You’ll need to register and get a free log-in and password for yourself and each of your kids. This means, each time your kids log-in, AOL Parental Controls will know who they are and they will only be able to look at content that is safe for them

· If you find AOL’s Kids Only (ages 0 – 12) too restrictive, you can put them on a Young Teens log-in

- Get going with Parental Controls here!
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