A suitable parental control software for Windows

The problem with most of these various approaches is that it is assumed the child is either a tween or teen. My child is 5 years old. I want a system that is suitable to teach her how to use computers in a safe environment. Windows is not and will never be child friendly to that extent.

Parenting is important, obviously, that was not the question I asked to begin with. People on the internet are so gung-ho on giving tips on how to raise your kids that I find it, quite frankly, obnoxious. I know the way I want to raise my child, and my concerns with her safety and to introduce her to computers are my own, not based on someone else's standards. I hope this gives people who read this some degree of insight on how to be helpful without veering into the sanctimonious, because I've looked for help in other places, and this response is insistently prevalent. Doesn't seem very nice or appropriate to me, so no, that thread is inadequate.

Given the lack of input, I went ahead and tested the solution I mentioned before. Taking a chance surely since I don't know this company's reputation and the internet is scarce on info on these guys. But lo and behold, it does EVERYTHING mentioned in this thread you directed me to, with the added benefit of making Windows into a preschooler's playpen, with plenty of exercises to get my daughter acquainted with the mouse and keyboard. I'm still exploring, but I already find the program approval and reward system in place to be just about the best thing there is to discipline my daughter into prioritizing her responsabilities vs her fun. The browser is completely locked, so it's up to me what pages she can visit as well.

Most parents might disagree with me, and that's fine, I don't presume to know for the rest of them what's best for their kids' upbringing. But I personally like this.

What I wanted was objectivity here regarding whether I should take a chance with this product. What I got was a dismissive response that directed me to a thread that failed at answering my question, while giving me morals on how I should raise my kids. Unwelcome.

I posted this Linux based distro named DoudouLinux . It's just what you asked for,
"I want a system that is suitable to teach her how to use computers in a safe environment."

Have a look here => http://www.doudoulinux.org/web/english/index.html

DoudouLinux is specially designed for children to make computer use as easy and pleasant as possible for them (and for their parents too! , while taking care of children self-fulfillment. DoudouLinux provides tens of applications that suit children from 2 to 12 years old and gives them an environment as easy to use as a gaming console. Kids can learn, discover and have fun without Dad and Mum always watching!

Digger

Your response is in line with how this question goes when put up on the internet. You can find this pattern over and over and sadly looking at your reply it fits one of the patterns where the person who asked lashes back at others about it not being the answer.

THERE ARE APPLICATIONS that don't allow exiting the application (from now on I'll shorten this to "app.") And that is good for letting a child on the PC. This is not consider "parental control" but rather an age appropriate app.
Bob

The application is just as you describe it, this is one of those. I've used it for the past week and it is indeed a kid-friendly app that handles parental control in a way that is confortable and intuitive for people who don't have a lot of time to manage this sort of thing.

As far as safety goes, I find no issues here. The password is something my kid will never figure out, so that makes him stay inside the "playpen" using the stuff I approved for him. Perhaps you should include this thread when advising people, since it doesn't take the amount of time the other solutions require, and to some people, that is a point of relevance.