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I do have children. And I'm computer literate. Knowing better than to put my trust in Internet filters, website self-restraint, and the like, I accepted my full parental share of responsibility for what my children would consume on the web. A sanitized version of the Internet is just not possible, and any parent who thinks they've found it is deluded.
(My parental philosophy: provide free unfettered access to the Internet, public-area-only computer access for most of the child's life, and install monitoring software. Let the kids know what is acceptable and what isn't, and let them know you're monitoring their usage. Then use judgement--be able to distinguish between a 2-5 second "oops, that's not what I wanted" page hit and an entire viewing session of inappropriate material. And after all that, realize there are still ways for a clever, determined kid to get what they want....)
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