"klayerjimi" google wrote in message
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I would like to keep tabs on my teenaged daughters internet access. As
a teenager she is curious and eager to know about many things, which
are not right for her age. I cannot exercise direct authority on her as
this leads to friction between us. How can I keep a watch without her
coming to know about it?

You're worried about friction with a teenaged girl? That's mandatory with
teenagers. The approach is simple: either she does what you say or she
doesn't use the PC. Period. The PC should be in a public area of the house,
not in a bedroom or den where people seldom enter, She must give you the
credentials for any account she sets up on line and that she should be aware
that you _will_ be checking them to make sure nothing untoward is ever posted.
Tell her as well that those accounts will be terminated if you ever find
anything you don't like.

A household is not a democracy and not everyone has the same rights and
privileges. It's a parent's job to protect a child until that child is old
enough and has the tools for self-protection, no matter how unfair the child
thinks it to be.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]