It’s very hard to believe that teens and tweens these days are watching porn online. However, it is a bitter truth, and parents are very concerned about it no time ever before. The CNN reported that almost 42% of the internet users between the ages of 10 to 17 view porn online. On the other hand, the thing that shook up the parents, 66% of the teenagers says that they have seen porn accidentally, and they were not looking for it at all, according to the study by the University of New Hampshire and published in Pediatrics. Moreover, Elizabeth Schroeder, a sexuality expert who used to work with parents, teens, schools, and even with organizations, says parents shouldn’t be shocked if children have sought out porn, but to take action to make sure teens and kids online safety.
How Teens Perceiving Pornography?
- Almost 90% of teens are encouraging, accepting, or stay neutral while having a discussion about pornography with their friends
- Only 25% of adults believe that porn online is wrong
- 27% of teens used to receiving sexts via cellphone or social media
- 15% of teens are involved in sending sext material online to others
- 57% of teens search for porn online at least once a month
- 51% of male teens and 32% female teens accidentally or willingly watch porn
- Children’s first exposure to pornography is at an average age of 12 years old
How Teens Accidentally Got Trapped in Pornography
34% of teens who use the internet experience unwanted exposure to porn via:
- Pop –up ads
- Miss Directed links
- Miss directed emails
- Social Media sexually explicit profiles
How Does Pornography Harm Teens?
- It increases the rate of unwanted teenage pregnancy issues
- Porn addiction hinders sexual development in teens
- Pornography addict teens causes depression and behavioral issues
- Porn obsession in teens causes low self –esteem
Stages That Lead Teens Towards Pornography
- Sexting on cell phone
- Online blind dating
- Self–Obcenity
- Porn
The Hegemony of Porn Over The Web
Per second:
- 2858 users are watching porn, including teens
- $3075.64 spend on porn videos online
- 372 people type “adult” queries on the web
Per Day:
- 37 porn videos are created in U.S only
- 5 billion Emails sent/received along with porn material
- 68 million searches queries about porn
- 1116,000 queries occurs related to child porn
How Pornography is Affecting Americans
- Almost 200000 Americans are porn addicts
- 40 million U.S citizens visit porn regularly
- 35% of downloads is all about pornography
- 1 in 5 cell phone searches are about adult content
Alarming Observations About Porn-Addicted Youth
- Male teen porn addicts become cold-blooded towards women
- Rape Crime seems less serious for youngsters
- Non marital sex seems reasonable
- Get involve in non –coital sexual practices oral and anal sex
- Young porn addicts get interest in extreme & deviant form of porn
- Become less satisfied with actual partner
- Sexual infidelity become habit
- Males lose interest in having
kids - Females don’t want to have their own baby girl
Steps for Parents To Battling Pornography Online
- Keep electronic devices off at certain times
- Put the computer screen in wide areas with no doors or privacy
- Install TheOneSpy parental control app on phones, tablets and computers
- Monitor social media activities, text messages, phone calls, and browsing activities
