Timeline for How can I prevent my kids from bypassing my computer restrictions?
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| Apr 2, 2012 at 17:29 | comment | added | Brad | Get the kid a laptop and take away his battery and power cord based on the schedule that you would allow and not allow him to use the computer. | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 21:18 | history | edited | Brad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 30, 2012 at 20:02 | comment | added | Iszi | As I read it, the problem isn't just about the son getting on the parent's computer in general. It's about him getting on it when he's not supposed to (i.e.: during bedtime or privilege suspension). Getting him his own computer won't help anything - in fact, it may just exacerbate the issue. The other good answers here do provide appropriate disclaimers about the effectiveness of the given security options without overtly bragging about how many ways there are around them. (Also, they're generally formatted to be much more readable.) | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 18:15 | comment | added | Brad | Please re-read the part about buy a computer just for hteir son. Since he would have his own computer to use it would help deter getting on his parents. On a laptop with no power cord or battery it simply won't turn on. This may seem extreme to some but if I was 14 again it would be the ONLY thing that would keep me off the computer. Besides, batteries locally won't be cheap from a retail store so it's another obsticle to prevent and deter access. If I only write about enforcing security, that would only provide a false sense of security until he breaks past it. I always did when I was a kid. | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 18:04 | comment | added | Iszi | It seems here like you are berating the parent for even trying to enforce what are presumably reasonable restrictions within their own household. There's really more detail in here about how the restrictions could be bypassed, than how they should be enforced. Please re-write your answer so that it focuses more on how the problem should be resolved instead of how hopeless a situation you think it is. | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 17:27 | history | answered | Brad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |