The trick is to have an open line of communication so your teen can discuss things they’ve seen online.
Sex education doesn’t cover pleasure or anything beyond reproduction. Where do kids find this information? Online. The examples and information they find doesn’t give an accurate representation of reality.
Encourage your child to reduce social media usage and get involved in some form of physical fitness for the dopamine hits that social media provides.
Listen as Dr. Bryant Paul joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss the effects of online porn on youth.
Dr. Bryant Paul (B.S., New York University; M.A., University of Miami (FL), Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is an Associate Professor in Indiana University's Media School. His research and teaching interests include the nature and effects of sexual messages in the media (with a particular emphasis on online sexually explicit material), media and sexual socialization, evolutionary psychological explanations for media effects, and First Amendment law and policy.