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Taken from Daily Mail's You magazine
I am concerned that my 15-year-old son is watching porn on the internet. I know it's natural for boys of that age to be curious about these sites, but I am worried about what effect they may have on him. He has been looking at naked women and couples having sex. I understand that some porn sites can be extremely unpleasant. Can I filter them out? How should I approach the subject, or should I just hope he becomes bored with them? He is outgoing, has a good social life and is doing well in school.
It is best that either you or his father, whoever feels easiest, talks to him so that he knowns you are aware that he watches porn. Don't be disapproving, but explain that porn portrays women as sex objects and does not show the love and tenderness which are part of a good sexual relationship. That way, if he felt exploited or under peer pressure to watch porn, he could talk to you or his father. Keeping communication open is the key and the fact that he seems to be happy and well rounded helps. You can buy 'age-appropriate filtering software' at any computer shop to screen out unsuitable sites.
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heh, so what do you think? Do you agree with the advice? =P
He's outgoing, has a good social life and does well in school. So what's the problem? =S I think it would be an even more "extremely unpleasant" experience for him, if you're to sit him down and tell him you know he watches porn and you don't disapprove. Oh and that porn portrays women as sex objects!
I can understand your peers encouraging you to drink and smoke, but to look at porn? =S
With my kids I'll just do what my parents did, which was nothing. Not sure what the rest of you will do when your kids discover porn. =)
I am concerned that my 15-year-old son is watching porn on the internet. I know it's natural for boys of that age to be curious about these sites, but I am worried about what effect they may have on him. He has been looking at naked women and couples having sex. I understand that some porn sites can be extremely unpleasant. Can I filter them out? How should I approach the subject, or should I just hope he becomes bored with them? He is outgoing, has a good social life and is doing well in school.
It is best that either you or his father, whoever feels easiest, talks to him so that he knowns you are aware that he watches porn. Don't be disapproving, but explain that porn portrays women as sex objects and does not show the love and tenderness which are part of a good sexual relationship. That way, if he felt exploited or under peer pressure to watch porn, he could talk to you or his father. Keeping communication open is the key and the fact that he seems to be happy and well rounded helps. You can buy 'age-appropriate filtering software' at any computer shop to screen out unsuitable sites.
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heh, so what do you think? Do you agree with the advice? =P
He's outgoing, has a good social life and does well in school. So what's the problem? =S I think it would be an even more "extremely unpleasant" experience for him, if you're to sit him down and tell him you know he watches porn and you don't disapprove. Oh and that porn portrays women as sex objects!
I can understand your peers encouraging you to drink and smoke, but to look at porn? =S
With my kids I'll just do what my parents did, which was nothing. Not sure what the rest of you will do when your kids discover porn. =)
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i think the son should write into a pornstar and talk to her about his concerns that his mother reads, and feels the need to talk to, the agony aunt in Daily Mail's You magazine.
He is outgoing, has a good social life and is doing well in school
Talk about pimping your son to look like a decent person. Yes your son would probably have seen naked women on page 3, daily sport or even (gasp) sex education!
Reminds me of the time when my friends would buy a copy of the daily sport (along with the sun and the daily mail. Bad combination?) for the sixth form common room to read. stopped after a month or 2. Can't remember the reason. Either he was going broke, the teachers found out or he was looking a bit perverted in front of the store owner.
Talk about pimping your son to look like a decent person. Yes your son would probably have seen naked women on page 3, daily sport or even (gasp) sex education!
Reminds me of the time when my friends would buy a copy of the daily sport (along with the sun and the daily mail. Bad combination?) for the sixth form common room to read. stopped after a month or 2. Can't remember the reason. Either he was going broke, the teachers found out or he was looking a bit perverted in front of the store owner.
'son, watch porn with moderation, and remember your first girlfriend will not appreciate being smacked on the ass all the time'
job done!
(with some minor modifications about certain other things >.>)
job done!
(with some minor modifications about certain other things >.>)
doesn't really stop the kid watching porn really. He'll probably have the upper hand (I'm sure theres a crap joke there) in computer know how and disable it somehow. It just seems like the answer was to talk about sex and the sensitive side of things.
IE child porn which gets passed around my school all the time. Alot of kids in my year are the "stars" of these movies.
It's natural, to an extent. Depends how often you watch it or how much of an impact it makes on you.
It's the same as buying porn mags in the days before the internet, most boys (and some girls) have done it at one time or another. It's natural to be curious, but there is a line you can cross, as with anything.
It's the same as buying porn mags in the days before the internet, most boys (and some girls) have done it at one time or another. It's natural to be curious, but there is a line you can cross, as with anything.
"What can I do about my teenage son watching internet porn?"
"Buy more tissues."
"Buy more tissues."
Nin wrote:
> Not if the pc is in the front room where your parents can
> normally be found. :D It is too easy for kids to find porn but
> it doesnt have to be that way.
Yeah my pc is in the front room, im always able to see what he's looking at. Im sure at this age the last thing on his list is porn.
> Oh and i doubt Vera has filters, she wouldn't be able to watch
> porn if she did ;)
Exactly!
> Not if the pc is in the front room where your parents can
> normally be found. :D It is too easy for kids to find porn but
> it doesnt have to be that way.
Yeah my pc is in the front room, im always able to see what he's looking at. Im sure at this age the last thing on his list is porn.
> Oh and i doubt Vera has filters, she wouldn't be able to watch
> porn if she did ;)
Exactly!
Machie wrote:
> Yeah but at 11, if I wanted to look at naked ladies, even with
> filters I would find a way to get pass them. That's if your
> parents put in filters. I wonder if @ngel's internet access is
> filtered.
No its not filtered. Im 25 years old for crying out loud! ;)
> Yeah but at 11, if I wanted to look at naked ladies, even with
> filters I would find a way to get pass them. That's if your
> parents put in filters. I wonder if @ngel's internet access is
> filtered.
No its not filtered. Im 25 years old for crying out loud! ;)
Machie wrote:
> My experience to porn was The Sun's Page 3 girls =P For people
> like Alfonse, his first exposure to porn would have been the
> internet, right Alfonse?
I really don't remember.
Did you go nuts
Erm no.
and find lots of
> unpleasant stuff?
The unpleasant stuff found me.
> My experience to porn was The Sun's Page 3 girls =P For people
> like Alfonse, his first exposure to porn would have been the
> internet, right Alfonse?
I really don't remember.
Did you go nuts
Erm no.
and find lots of
> unpleasant stuff?
The unpleasant stuff found me.
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