Porn can be harmful to your teen's present AND future

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This graphic describes 10 different ways that porn can harm marriages and sex lives.  (The full explanation can be found here). 

Why would we discuss marriage on a blog that is meant for teen issues?! 

Because most likely in the future, your teen may choose to get married or choose to be devoted to someone in a committed relationship.  Many of the decisions they are making today can effect that marriage/relationship down the road.

It is not a secret that porn is rampant in society. It is ever increasing among young people.  In addition, the age at which kids are first viewing pornographic images is getting younger and younger.  In another one of our blog posts, we revealed various statistics that may surprise parents.  A few of these statistics were as follows:

• the average age of first Internet exposure to pornography is 11
• 90% of 8-16 year olds having viewed porn online (most while doing homework)
• 80% of 15-17 year olds having multiple hard-core exposures (source)

(Read the entire blog post here. )

Another study reveals:

"Pornography websites were accessed by at least 44,000 primary school children in one month, online research showed Friday, amid calls for greater restrictions on providers."

"The Authority for Television on Demand (Atvod) tracked the actions of children in Britain in December 2013 and found that one in 35 of six- to 11-year-olds online clicked onto an adult website."

"Some 200,000 aged under 16 -- one in 16 who went online -- also accessed an adult website in the same month, while one in five teenage boys under 18 were clicking on porn, the online video regulator said."

"One adult site, which allows users unrestricted access to thousands of hardcore porn videos free of charge, attracted 112,00 teenagers." source

The numbers and statistics tell it all. This is a growing problem, worldwide.

It is imperative that parents understand the severity of the issues and addictions that pornography can bring into their child/teen's lives.  

• Know how to protect your child/teen from accessing pornographic sites and images!  
• Keep lines of communication open! 
• Don't judge! 
• If there seems to be an addiction, they may need help!