Part I of our internet safety guide focuses on basic issues for monitoring a child’s Internet use and educating kids on the pitfalls of online activity.

But even after educating your child on Internet safety, remember that “kids will be kids.” A survey funded by McAfee reveals that “70 percent of teens ‘hide their online behavior’ from parents.” This includes activity such as accessing violent (43 percent) or pornographic (32 percent) content, hacking into social networks and email accounts, meeting face-to-face with someone met online and using their phones to cheat on tests at school.

Russ Warner, CEO of ContentWatch, makers of the Net Nanny, shares additional tips on how you can keep up with precautionary measures.

Admin Rights Don’t give your kids admin rights on the computer. (The “admin” has free access to anything on the computer.)  Windows PCs and Macs allow you to create multiple users; make sure those administrator rights don’t include your kids.

User Profiles With your computer and the parental controls software you purchase, set up a user account for each child and only give them that password. Establish different guidelines for each child depending on age and maturity level. For example, a young child could be given access to a limited list of appropriate web sites to visit. A teen might be allowed more access, with filters blocking certain categories such as social media, video-sharing sites and, of course, adult content sites.

Time Controls Windows 7 has parental controls that block users from accessing certain programs and games and will also impose and enforce a time limit on the computer. There are free programs for Internet browsers that can limit the amount of time spent on a web site each day, or even block it completely. For Chrome, there’s StayFocused. For Firefox, there’s LeechBlock. For Internet Explorer, there’s FocalFilter. And for all common web browsers, there’s BinarySwitchEclipse.

Video Games Video game systems have parental controls. Windows 7 has parental controls for video games based on ESRB rating, by content type and the ability to blacklist or whitelist games.

App Management Windows 7 offers application management too—to be able to allow or block apps by user. Some apps are malicious and some are just time-wasters, so take control.

Tech Tools iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad devices have parental controls included that allow you to block everything from Safari (browser), YouTube, TV shows and videos based on rating, explicit music, purchases to be made by the apps installed and more.

Internet Filter The Mac OS has an Internet filter that can block certain websites and also be used to set up a whitelist. There are a variety of Internet filtering solutions for Windows, iOS and Android, including SafeEyes, BSecure, K9 and Net Nanny.

Comprehensive Parental Controls These software programs are quite sophisticated. For an unbiased list, go to TopTenReviews. Parental Controls programs block individual websites or categories of websites, set time limits, allow parents to view what sites their children were browsing, record email and chat conversations and more. These programs give Mom control, allowing her to decide what’s appropriate for her child and to filter the Internet accordingly. Parental controls programs have the option to set up separate accounts for each user, meaning you can customize depending on the needs of each child. And they even have the option to manage everything remotely, meaning that a concerned mom can check on her kids’ online activity while at work. Spying? No. Protecting, you bet.