Recommendations for best internet security for kids?

[Housemum]

I'm about to get DD2 a laptop for when she starts secondary school, and want to get an internet security package to be able to keep an eye on what she's looking at. Yes, obviously we have had the usual talks, and she tells me how she understands not to believe that people are who they say they are (eg when she uses Moshi on our PC she will not accept a friend request unless she knows them in real life, tested by asking them face to face or texting/phoning their known number) but I know that as she gets older she'll want to push the boundaries, or have the belief that she knows best/she's invincible.
Has anyone any good or bad experiences of PC security packages? Needs to be one that'll work on Windows 8 (saw someone on another thread saying that K9 was good but didn't work on Windows 8)
thanks!

[Housemum]

My current thought is that NetNanny looks good? Possibly adding Netnanny Social when she starts going onto things like FB/Twitter? We have Microsoft Defender for anti-virus, and will load the same for her, I'm more concerned for her about the temptations of looking up inappropriate websites - which she managed to do inadvertently the other day looking for buffet snack ideas. "cold finger treats" brought up A LOT of dodgy sites...

[NetworkGuy]

I bought a laptop s/h on Ebay which had NetIntelligence installed. Have to say it was an absolute b*er (it would not let me use the Chrome browser at all, and some of the sites I used, like hidemyass.com {to view sites 'anonymously' without leaving my fixed IP address from my home internet connection} were blocked {because that might allow bypassing of the blacklist of sites they keep}.

I did manage to disable it, after seeking advice online so it's not completely invincible, but it was not an easy task, and can only be done by someone with an administrator account. 30+ years on computer gear and until someone provided a solution, it had me tearing my hair out!

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[Housemum]

Sounds pretty comprehensive! Good if you can really customise it - at the moment we have norton family on the main PC but is too broad - when she uses her own profile she can't look at the website her friend made as the whole domain name is blocked (weebly) and I can't add exceptions. Site itself is perfectly bland harmless

[NetworkGuy]

Can only suggest you use the free trial version to check. As I never had any codes for the version on my laptop, I could never use the management features so cannot test out, it's "all or nothing" on mine and I need it as "nothing" :)

[Housemum]

Resurrecting this topic - bought the laptop, but NetIntelligence doesn't support Windows 8! Tried the freebie Windows Family safety that came with PC (set to the medium rating to supposedly block adult sites) but searching naked butts and ann summers vibrators didn't flag up as banned and let me continue to the sites so it's crap!

[drrock]

"Nudity, Sexuality, Art Nudes, Naturism".... How are these "adult"? In real life a teenager could go to a library and take out a book on any of these things, however if they tried to go into a sex shop or buy a pornography mag, they would be stopped by the shop owner.
The truth is the Internet could work the same without comprising privacy. There just needs to be willingness from the powers that be. All you need is the or to be set up to take the users age, then websites to check this setting before allowing access. Pressure needs to be put on isn't and domain holders to do this and to correctly label their pages.