I need to get MySpace and Facebook out of my daughter’s life. The problem is that she is unable to sit in front of an internet-capable computer without “working” on her MySpace page. Unfortunately, some of her classes require internet access, so simply disconnecting the internet is not an effective solution.
I have tried using IE’s Content Advisor, but it did nothing to block MySpace but it did muck up a few things for me.
I don’t need a solution that will withstand a concerted hack by a competent computer engineer. I just need something that will take her a while to figure out. She has no idea what the registry is or how to get there. I think that I can even limit her access to the registry if that became an issue.
My set up: a desktop computer using Windows XP Home SP2. I have three browsers (IE, Firefox, and Netscape). All three would need to be blocked, though I may be able to configure her account not to access FF and Netscape. We use separate accounts on XP and her account is limited. She cannot install programs (though she can download them). She cannot access any administrator account, desktop, or files. My internet access is DSL through a Westell (IIRC, I am at work right now) modem.
My wife and I are at our wit’s end. We are truly concerned that she will not graduate from high school (she is a senior). Please do not make comments about this really being a supervision issue. For what it’s worth, she already is in counseling for various issues including self-destructive behavior and poor decision-making/impulsiveness. This is a situation where technology is not our ally.