5. Use Mail.app rather than the Gmail web interface. Parental controls then let you whitelist addresses that the kids can use e-mail with you can set it up so that if they ask t e-mail someone new, they can request it and you'll get an 'allow/deny pop up.
6. Set up a free OpenDNS account for use on your kids machines and set up a profile for use with them (you can adjust strictness and alerts you want to receive).
7. Once again - talk to your kids. Explain that if they click on something that requests this kind of thing, they are not to run it. Running it will result in reduced computer time and privileges. Ultimately technology can only help you parent, it cannot do it for you.
0. Use Safari not Chrome
5. Use Mail.app rather than the Gmail web interface. Parental controls then let you whitelist addresses that the kids can use e-mail with you can set it up so that if they ask t e-mail someone new, they can request it and you'll get an 'allow/deny pop up.
6. Set up a free OpenDNS account for use on your kids machines and set up a profile for use with them (you can adjust strictness and alerts you want to receive).
7. Once again - talk to your kids. Explain that if they click on something that requests this kind of thing, they are not to run it. Running it will result in reduced computer time and privileges. Ultimately technology can only help you parent, it cannot do it for you.