a persistent software system and method for allowing parents or persons responsible for children to record and playback a child &# 39 ; s activities on a web based system . a playback software utility implemented as a web - service or as an embedded web - based system to record all user activities and support playback as if the user &# 39 ; s activity was recorded in real - time . this invention consists of a set of recording and playback software scripts that can be executed via a web service or can reside on a service requesting web based system . the invention consists of a player that allows for the recorded activity to be played back either on the web based system that requested the service or a third party application .