Stephanie Diehl, a parenting coach and consultant, wrote about how prevalent sexting is and how damaging it can be for teens. Whether working with parents to create device usage plans for their families or equipping them to talk openly and honestly with their children about sex, pornography, and sexting, Stephanie feels that putting tools in […]
Pornography has never been more accessible. The sheer volume of pornographic content now available online is staggering, and visits to one of the most popular porn websites topped over 42,000,000,000 in 2019 alone. As the prevalence of pornographic content and the numbers of those who view pornography have grown, there has been a significant amount […]
Yes, you read that right, even though it may feel strange (and scary?). Discussing pornography with your child is something that you probably wish could just happen without having to live through it, like having your taxes magically filed each year without actually having to collect receipts and complete forms. You may even not know […]
It’s natural to want to protect children from bad things…but that’s not always possible. Good parenting means guiding your child to launch into the world and to make wise decisions on their own. This includes the digital world with which they interact online. There is plenty of wonderful content on the Internet that you are […]
It’s unfortunate, but kids may be exposed to pornography on the Internet. On average, boys are 13 years old and girls are 14 years old when they are first exposed porn, and as many as 93% of boys and 62% of girls have seen online pornography by age 18. It probably will not be by […]
Back in the day… It was just after 3 o’clock on a warm fall day, and Jeff and Mike* were a bit jumpy on the bus ride home. They tried not to look at each other, wondering if someone would know. Getting off where they were both supposed to get off, they raced home to […]