Parental controls are any tools or methods parents might use to restrict, tailor, or manage the media content their children consume. A comprehensive suite of parental controls should include customizable filters, monitoring software, time-managing controls, and IM and chat controls. These tools should be utilized on all Internet-enabled devices (desktops, laptops and gaming, mobile and music devices).
Growing Wireless (provided by the Wireless Association), keeps an extensive clearinghouse of up-to-date safety and Parental Control Tools for each of the major providers in the industry .
The following Internet Service Providers and sites offer parental control features: