With our children’s online safety become more of a worry with increased access, these Kickstarter funded ideas aim to give some control and peace-of-mind back to the parents.
1. Torch
In comparison to traditional online safety restrictions for children, Torch allows parents to have full access to the internet.
You can see the full browsing history for every device which is connected and if there is something you don’t like, you can turn off access to that site.
2. Rated 4 Kids
Rated 4 Kids aims to make online accessibility fully customisable for parents. However, it also wants to develop on online community of users to help filter content.
For example, if 20 other parental users have banned a questionable site that you’ve never been aware of you can ask questions and decide if you want to ban it too. So you don’t have to wait until your child stumbles upon that website.
3. iKydz
This Irish made app was created by father-of-three, John Molloy. Not only can you block websites but you can create schedules, notifications and view all connected devices as well as giving parents full control over internet access and content. You can even set up a schedule for when your internet is turned on so you can turn everyone offline when it’s bedtime.
You can also set an alert for dinner time that appears on all connected devices and will pause internet connection to let you enjoy meal time as a family. You can even disconnect someone’s device with just one tap, making sure study time is just that!
You can download this now for free on either iOS or Android platforms.
We think these will provide a lot of comfort for parents nervous of the dreaded World Wide Web.
