Kid-Friendly Internet with KidsWifi #Giveaway
Creating a Kid-friendly space to use the internet is something most parents are after. The web is a great place full of knowledge, creativity, and new ideas. It can also be a dark place filled with vulgar language, images, and videos. The worst part is that it’s so easy to quickly jump from something benign to something your kids can’t unsee. All it takes is a search for one thing, a click, and suddenly, kid-friendly internet becomes a scary space filling our children’s minds with images and questions that we weren’t prepared to answer just yet.
Keeping the Internet Kid-Friendly
Of course, safety comes in the form of filtering out unwanted content for the kids, but it also takes on another form. Protecting the kids by setting limits and creating balance. Right now, my tween daughter is online waaaayyyy too much. That is worrisome. It’s like her iPod is hardwired into her brain sometimes. In my opinion, being connected to the internet so much sometimes keeps her from connecting to the world around her, so I have to protect her from herself, as well as what’s lurking out there.
[tweetthis]Enter now to win Kids WIFI gadget, KIWI. Keep them safe when searching the Internet. #KIWIKIDS #Giveaway[/tweetthis]
I’ve recently been using a device called KidsWifi which helps me to keep my children’s internet experience safe and controlled, and I love it. With this device, I filter out unwanted content and control when and how much internet access my children have. It’s made the internet much less of a headache for me, and my kids have been pretty good about it. So it’s a win all the way around!
Kid-Friendly Internet with KidsWifi
KidsWifi is an easy to use, easy to set up plug-and-play solution for kid-friendly internet usage. It blocks adult content, gambling, illegal downloads, shifty websites, identity trackers, and more. Basically, it blocks any and everything I don’t want my kids seeing and/or doing. In addition, the parental dashboard allows me to set bedtimes, remotely pause internet access, and view recent websites.
My girls are 12 and 15. It’s harder and harder to say put the iPod away it’s 9:30, or put the iPod down we are eating dinner and No Electronics at the table. Words, and verbal warnings are sometimes not enough to generate a response from a distracted tween. Frankly my biggest challenge here with the younger one is Netflix. She loves a few shows on Netflix and gets so into watching them on her devices that she literally can’t stop watching. Now, I can help her to stop with KIWI.
I’m in control of my children’s internet, and these days, that’s a good thing!
ALSO: KIWI KidsWIFI gadget has two different levels of filters so you can program it to be safe for younger children, or children who are a bit older, as mine are. My own business wifi is sluggish and can be stressed when the kid’s friends are over and we are all using the same wifi connection, so KIWI KIDSWIFI solves that issue too. You can add several devices at a time. My youngest and her friends are using it right now exclusively when they browse in our home. This is a Canadian company built in Waterloo, my old stomping ground, so that makes me happy.
I’m glad to say that my daughter’s internet usage has been curbed a bit, with minimal wailing and gnashing of teeth. In fact, she’s been interacting with the entire family a lot more. I also feel good knowing that my younger daughter is protected from accidentally surfing into some of the murkier waters of the internet.
ENTER NOW TO WIN Kid-Friendly INTERNET:
If you’re interested in keeping the internet kid-friendly, I encourage you to give KidsWifi a try. It’s extremely simple to set up. Watch the video and my daughter will tell you a bit more about it. I received one of these gadgets for purposes of this post and I also have one to gift to a lucky reader. This sells for a very affordable $99 and is really compact and cute. My opinion is all my own and it is always truthful.
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN GET A $20 discount off the price tag of a device use the code THRIFTYMOMMA and save!! (offer ended October 1st.)
Enter for a chance to win below. You must have a Canadian mailing address to enter. Good luck!!
65 Comments
Lee-Ann S
Miss R’s WiFi time is turned off at night, but I do have trouble sometimes during the day and would like to be able to turn it off when she’s not listening when told to turn it off.
Paula
Hehehe….this will do the trick then.
Lee-Ann S
Sounds promising especially when I read your post today about it working for the “grown up” one in the video. I’d also like to be able to block sites faster. Finding google can be a minefield especially when using images.
jan
This would be perfect for the grandkids when they come to visit as they are not use to device restrictions.
Stephanie LaPlante
I would love to win this for my little cousins.
vERONICA S.
Verbal warnings are not enough for my two young sons either and we are trying to promote screen free mealtimes & set tablet time limits.
angela m
I would love to win this for my daughters to help with time frames and when to get off.
Judy Cowan
This would be great for my niece/nephew since internet usage seems to be a big issues in their house right now, this would maybe help cut down on it some.
Maryanne
Eventually my little one will be on the internet. There are things he doesn’t need to see.
Paula
Very true. Good luck!
Nancy T
With 2 girls aged 7 & 10, this would be perfect to keep them safe on the internet.
Carole Dube
I would love to give it to my granddaughter. I think it’s a great tool to have.
Josh S
I would like to try this out with my children.
Carey Hurst
This would fix a whole lot of issues with the wifi here lol. What a great idea and something very useful for not only myself and my child , but nieces and nephews as well. Something like this would make it simple enough for me to not have to be up till 4 am trying to get my work down since computer is free
dave
like to try this with my children
Judy Cowan
Would like this to help my nieces/nephews control their internet time a bit better.
Lee-Ann S
I love the blocking feature because Miss R’s spelling isn’t always the best and this would reduce the chances of her ending up somewhere questionable.
Darlene Schuller
I would love to win to keep my daughter safer on the net. She is 10 1/2… and finding herself wanting to comment on things like Youtube, wanting to download this n that…. oi
Jennifer
So glad you enjoyed the device, Paula! It was great to see your daughter discussing the device in the video as well. Good luck to everyone who entered. We’re excited to have you in the KidsWifi family!
James Bertrand
Id like this so i dont have to worry about what my 8 year old is accessing
Victoria Ess
I want this to keep my kids safe.
Judy Cowan
Would love this for my niece & nephew!
jan
this would be great for the grandkids when they come visit
Victoria Ess
I want this for the safety of my niece.
Judy Cowan
For my niece & nephew
jan
I want this as my grandkids would know their time limit before hand and they would be met automatically rather than relying on us to time it.
Judy Cowan
Would love it to help keep my niece & nephew safer on the internet.
Victoria Ess
I would love to win this for my niece
Amber Y
I’d love to bring this home because it would give me peace of mind when my nieces are using my computer. They always want to play games or watch movies, but one miss spelled word or a click on a poorly placed ad and they could end up anywhere.
Darlene Schuller
I would love to win to feel as though I’m protecting my children a little more/better.
Victoria Ess
I want this to keep my niece safe at my house!
Judy Cowan
Would love this for my nieces & nephews.
Wanda Bee
I’d like to win this for my friend and her young son.
jan
this would be perfect for those visits from the grandkids who are given device time limits
Victoria Ess
This would be perfect for when my niece visits us!
jan
for kids visiting it would be great
Caryn Coates
I would love to win this for my little ones
angie williams
this is so cool i met them at an event in waterloo and have wanted one since
Paula
Good luck Angie! They are pretty awesome actually. I love how effective this is.
Dianne G.
My grandchildren love to be on their devices and a few times when I have been looking after them they have gone on You Tube to look at Play-Doh videos or opening Kinder Eggs and before long it has gone on to videos that are using bad language for young children. They need something like this to prevent that from happening.
Josh S
This would be great to help keep my kids safe online
Judy Cowan
Would love it for my nieces/nephews
jan
this would be a great way to have device time automatically shut down rather than shouted down
Dianne G.
I want my grandchildren safe so that is why I would like this.
Amanda Fontaine
I would love this because we have a preteen daughter and I think this would be great for our household.
Victoria Ess
I want this for my niece!
Victoria Ess
I want this for my niece!!!
Judy Cowan
Would love this my my nieces & nephews to help control their internet and keep them safer
Dianne G.
I want this so my daughter can monitor my grandchildren’s online activity better.
Jonnie
I would love this so I can turn the kids WIFI off at night. Sometimes I think my teen and tween are sneaking on their devices at night instead of sleeping.
Darlene Schuller
I would love to win to further keep my daughter safe online.
Dianne G.
I think every home with children needs one of these to keep their kids safe so I would like it for my grandchildren.
Victoria Ess
I would like to have this for my niece!
Darlene Schuller
I would like to win for added safety and security for my daughter online.
Dianne G.
I would like this so my grandchildren are safer while surfing the web.
lori butler
being able to control my sons internet time would be fantastic. had no idea they existed.
Darlene Schuller
I would like to feel safer with my daughter online, controlling what she can see/access is the best way.
jan
what a great item this would be for when the grandkids come to visit and they only have so much screen time
Jacquie
The discount code is only working for $6 off. Is there a problem?
Paula
I will check.
Dianne G.
I would like this because it would give my grandchildren the chance to explore the internet and only be able to see appropriate content.
sarah alexis
I want this because I have two children who use the internet!!!!!
Darlene Schuller
I want to feel safer about my daughter being online… as well as keep her safe.
Monique L.S.
I cannot watch my daughter all the time when she is on the computer, so would be nice to have this “back-up”.
Caryn Coates
This would be great for my children and for me feeling like they are safe online