I have a Mac that I have setup mostly for my 8 and 4 year old. PC's are my thing, not so much MACS, unfortunately. Kaspersky parental controls were working at one time (and least I think they were) but now I can't get Kaspersky or anything else to work. I've tried the built in Mac Parental Controls, K9 web protection and Kaspersky.

K9 Web Protection is a free Internet filter and parental control software for your home Windows or Mac computer. K9 puts YOU in control of the Internet so you.

I'm thinking about trying Net Nanny but I'm afraid I'll send $40 and it won't work either. I tried creating a new user for the kids and starting fresh with the setup up of the parental controls and it still doesn't block bad sites.

If I limit sites to only those I allow, it will block most site, even google, but sites like sex.com instantly come up and are very graphic. I'm so frustrated. My daughter saw some things no 8 year should see!!!

Appreciate your help as I'm ready to throw this Mac in the street. I would recommend stopping things at the DNS level.

Use the family settings from OpenDNS. I don't work for them, but I recommend their services to everyone who asks. You set your router (through which all wired and wifi access come) to look to their filters for your DNS, which will block inappropriate sites. You can give them your email, but you don't have to. It's a free service, and they show you how to set that router up very easily. Next -- don't give your daughter a smart phone.

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Teach them well, and let them govern themselves. They're going to do that whether you teach them well or not. People buy tools such as net-nanny to avoid having to figure out and configure all the sites.

If you're using the default Parental controls, you'll have to customize the list and add them manually as you encounter them. If you have 2 separate accounts, it's easier to set the list in one account and just copy it on the command line. -mcxexport /Users/user1 -o mcx_file com.apple.familycontrols.c ontentfilt er sudo dscl. -mcximport /Users/user2 mcx_file com.apple.familycontrols.c ontentfilt er If you know how to edit the files, you can add to them remotely. Somehow, I never had to use any censorship tool and my kids turned out fine. I even taught them how to circumvent censorship tools and gain root or admin access. At that age, they are generally disgusted by 'gross' sexual images they accidentally encounter and won't knowingly go back to them on their own.

Don't give your kids a computer at such a young age. They don't really need it. Give them legos, building blocks, bouncy balls, bicycles, etc., and have them play outside. They need to move around and explore and imagine, not sit on their rear ends all day glued to a screen. Crayons and paper and books help kids much more than a computer at those ages. I still have not figured it out or re-installed yet. The parental controls work somewhat.