What's the best parental control software? While Windows now includes parental control and filtering software and there are other well-rated alternatives as well, old-fashioned over-the-shoulder monitoring of your kids is likely to be the most reliable controls you can place on your kids when they're online. Software controls can be foiled by tech-savvy kids.
And while you don't have to monitor your kids constantly, spot-checks can go a long way toward ensuring that they're not breaking rules.