People have wildly different responses to porn. As a therapist, often the sexual issues my clients have wanted to work on have to greater or lesser degrees involved problems with different attitudes towards using porn. Some see it as a harmless pastime while others feel degraded by the mere thought of it. For some too, using porn gets out of control and has detrimental effects on them and those around them. In times gone by, catching a glimpse of top shelf magazines was probably a mark of triumph for lots of teenage boys. Nowadays things are very different and the ease with which sites hosting shocking images and videos can be accessed is really worrying for some people. Not all porn is violent, but some would argue that even in the "milder" genres someone has been degraded merely by taking part, or even by watching it. Although pretty much every taste is catered for, including a preference for "ordinary bodies", porn can depict unrealistic sex that lasts for an extremely long time and involves "enhanced", hairless bodies that never seem to tire or succumb to age. While porn can cause issues for adults, we also know that teenage brains are not as formed as may have been previously understood and there has been much research done into how watching violent, degrading and highly sexual imagery can affect people who are still developing physically, emotionally and mentally. In the NSPCC survey about young people and porn, a teenage boy is quoted saying "I'm always watching porn and some of it is quite aggressive.
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Despite many of our popular beliefs, the internet is not a safe place for our children to be roaming around. Pornography and predators seem to be lurking everywhere, just waiting to hook your child into their schemes. It is becoming increasingly important for parents to know the facts about their teenagers time spent online, as well as how to approach this topic with them. In this article we will explore the reality of what children and teens will be introduced to online and the ramifications of that exposure in their lives. Next week we will post a follow-up article about how to approach the topic with your children to help them navigate the emotions and habits that could develop from kids viewing pornography.
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