Parent control permissions and program access

I have different uses on my account so I can use parent controls and keep unwanted internet content out of my computer, however, this has created an access problem in that I can no longer use programs I usually use without having to log into the administrator account every time I want to use a program. Some programs I have been able to get working, but others refuse to be accessible even though I have marked them as available in the user access section in parental controls. Can you help?

You should not be sharing your account with someone who requires parental controls to be enabled. Create accounts for the other users to use, and keep yours for yourself. Then turn off parental controls on your account.
Also, note that if the primary intent is to limit internet access to certain types of site, you might want to try [OpenDNS|https://www.opendns.com>, which provides a filtering feature that is far superior (IMHO) to the parental controls in Mac OS X.

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