Social media presents a “profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.”
AI-generated nudity issue has already reportedly spread to a high school in New Jersey, where school officials now worry about new cyberbullying tactics
57% of females aged 14-18 have viewed pornography.
Three Things Youth Ministers Need to Know
The average age of first consuming porn is age 12
School counselors must be prepared to talk about sexting and pornography use with students, and to change the narrative about these behaviors
At it’s foundation, pornography is harmful. No matter the content or genre, it will always lead to a host of difficult problems
We were horrified to learn this was shown to our first-grade 6- and 7-year old kids without our knowledge or consent
If you don’t talk to your son, the porn industry will be more than happy to educate him in your place
“Beginning as a 10-year-old, I became addicted to porn videos. It was my primary battle for the next seven years.”
How can an increasingly sexualized culture co-exist with less sex among the consumers of that culture?
So, what should parents do about it?
The average age a kid first encounters porn is at age 13, and that’s just the average. Some kids see porn as…
Shallow surface-level attraction is the currency in porn, and we’re here to say that’s cheap. Hold out for something real—hold out for real love.
What’s “Upskirting,” And How Does Porn Culture Feed This Twisted Trend?
Everyone knows that porn is ubiquitous online, a danger to be aware of and avoid vigilantly
One In 10 Visitors To Graphic Porn Sites Are Under 10 Years Old
…porn was their primary source for information about sex. Adolescents watch much more pornography than their parents know
Teenagers are viewing far more pornography than their parents realize. And the porn they’re watching is much more “hardcore”
“Will I Rob My Child’s Innocence If I Start Talking about the Dangers of Porn?”
68% of men in church view pornography on a regular basis
Most experts claim that 11 is the average age for exposure to pornography, but that number is obsolete
Kids as young as 7 are emailing him about their struggles with pornography! Yikes!
Man who amassed a SIX-TON pile of dirty magazines died when it collapsed on top of him…
Critics say…they worry about the effect porn culture is having on the way teenage boys treat girls. Kids see porn by 11
…it means that a child or teen being exposed to pornography is no longer a matter of “if” but a matter of…
Wired For Intimacy. How Pornography Hijacks The Male Brain
However, these age-based increases in pornography viewing are decidedly lesser among those who attend religious services
Tanith Carey is author of ‘Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World.’
We need to ensure that we are not creating a narrative for young people that viewing and emulating online pornography is normal
The Habit May Be Secret…But Not Its Consequences
What is the “pornography as public health crisis” movement?
“Porn has terrible effects on what young women believe they are supposed to look like, particularly during sex,” said Leslie Bell
We must also ask, “How do we train our kids to be pure in heart?”
Long-running rival to Playboy will now only be offered in digital format
Teen boys and girls view pornography weekly according to a study commissioned by the Josh McDowell Ministry
How do you educate students and parents about porn?
Some student is going to come to you and ask for help with their porn problem
She was shopping with her child at a Target. When it started playing…for about 15 minutes
“Boys who start watching porn from their teenage years, get bored very quickly and start watching child porn or videos with violent…
A further one in 10 are also worried they may be addicted to porn
Is addiction a disease or is it a choice?
In 9 countries. Almost half said that pornography was made of them while they were in prostitution
Porn is about the closest thing they’ve had to sex education—schools have outdated and uncomfortable sex ed and their parents are absolutely…
Accountability, Website Blocking and Customizable Settings
This is part of an FYI series on navigating digital technology and social media with
I can assure you that even some of the most mature, God-centered female students are struggling with looking at porn
Don’t automatically assume people in the sex industry are there by choice
“Basically everything that people do very frequently can shape their brain structure and function,”
Look at the resources and figure out which ones will work for your ministry
It’s not uncommon for me to hear addicted clients say, “I was a kid when I accidentally found pornography
Verizon needs some corporate responsibility. America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography
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Don’t fool yourself… A “Little Problem” is Still a Problem
In most cases, the porn addict’s allurement began in the theater of his mind while he was a child
Because it teaches a distorted view of sex to children b4 it can be explained by parents
At the root of the porn industry and the exploitation of women is a desire driven by men
52% was viewed through a mobile device of that 14.7 billion visitors in 2013, That’s 1.68 million visitors an hour
Children aged 12 to 17 are one of the largest consumer groups of online porn
Teens being exposed to porn so early can forever warp their idea of what sex could and should be.. into a world…
90% of boys and 70% of girls between the ages of 13 and 14 agreed to have accessed porn in the last…
New neurological research reveals that porn is as potently addictive as heroin or cocaine
Making movies that glorify porn addicts, child molesters..only contributes to the decay of the moral compass of society
The statistics are truly shocking. Children aged 12 to 17 are one of the largest consumer groups of online porn
And it wasn’t until I was 19 that I saw one of these women as a person
A state-by-stae beakdown of our nation’s porn addiction
How the Confluence of Pornography and Technology is Re-Wiring Our Brains
The use of porn among teenagers is impacting their notions of normal sexual behaviour and their views on women
Do you believe teens are internalizing what they see onscreen?
Reasons why pornography (and also multiple sexual partners) is bad for you
How Children and Teens are Influenced and Shaped by Pornography