As adults we already have the common sense to know exactly what is going on with the world… but do your kids?

The internet is a powerful thing – you can do, see, explore, and learn almost anything on it. But what if what your kids are seeing, learning and doing isn’t necessarily something that is good for them. It happens everyday on the internet. Your child has a hidden account on MySpace or Facebook…. they chat with people they don’t know… they look up videos on YouTube about things they shouldn’t see… although thankfully this hasn’t happened to me yet as my son is only 6, I know the day will come VERY soon. So what do you do to protect your children?

The answer is simple –

You get a program that will allow you to monitor and stop them from going to sites that you do not allow. Allow of people think of it as spying, but honestly, I think of it as protection for your whole family.

McAfee Family Protection is one of the best products out there for protecting your family. It has SO many features such as social network monitoring which means you can see who they talk to and what they are posting on sites like Facebook and MySpace. You can stop your children from sharing their own personal information such as their age, what school they go to and that sort of thing. You can even limit their time on the computer so that when you leave you know they won’t be able to stay on it all day long.

My son is not the most adept at the computer, and one of the first times he went online he started typing in random things… a porn site popped up, lol. I was SO not happy. He was a bit too young to get it, but if he had been older, he would have seen an eyeful! With McAfee Family Protection I am able to ban nudity sites altogether so that he will never be able to get on one. I also banned all gambling sites, as well as many sites that are just completely inappropriate for him like things that show violence.

I downloaded McAfee Family Protection and within minutes I was up and running and logging every thing that was done on this computer. I can see where he goes, what he does, if he IM’s anyone… everything! This is perfect for those with children between the ages of 10 and 18 – the ages that are most likely to get into trouble online. You’ve seen the stories about the children thinking they are talking to other children when in fact they are talking to pedophiles, you have seen the stories about kidnappings, sexual abuse, and so forth… why take the chance? This is one of the best products you can get – easy to install, easy to use, and most of all, McAfee Family Protection makes it easy to protect your children from the internet when they don’t know what can really hurt them.

McAfee is offering a discount through August 31, 2009 to save $5 off the McAfee Family Protection. The promo code is: 5familyprotection.

* I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of McAfee and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. In addition, McAfee sent me a blanket and care package to thank me for taking the time to participate.