Teens and Pornography

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A recent survey conducted by Cyber Sentinel found that on the average, of the 31 hours a week teenagers spend on line, they use 8 hours to browse pornography, cosmetic surgery, and family planning sites.

The survey, which studied the browsing habits of 1000 teenagers ages 13-19 showed that teens spend about 87 hours a year on pornography sites.  Teens also spend almost the same amount of time on weight loss and diet sites.  They spend slightly less time on plastic surgery looking up things like breast enhancements and bum lifts.

Also, a third of these teenagers admit that they erase their browsing records so that their parents won’t find out where they have been.

One of the more alarming findings is that one fourth of the teenagers admitted to regularly speaking with strangers online, and felt that to do so is completely harmless.


Keep in mind, that the study surveyed only teens.  It is quite like that younger children ages 10-12 have very similar browsing habits.

Does this study disturb you?

Given this information, what if anything do you feel that we as parents need to do?

Should we put limits on how our children use the Internet?

Does it bother or concern you that your child may be in contact with strangers online?

Please share your comments and concerns.

Warmly,

Anthony Kane, MD

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14 Responses to “Teens and Pornography”

  1. David Says:

    Forget about the teens, it is adults that are producing this rubbish and leaving it where kids have access. We cannot stop the kids from opening the internet cupboard, but we can criminalise the sale and hosting of pornography on the internet.

  2. Luella Says:

    I have 2 children – a boy 14 and a half, and a girl 12. I have parental controls on my computer that I have used for years. I started off with locking down anything and everything. Now I simply have a weekly report card sent to me with the sites they have visited.
    We are a very open family and discussion and questions are encouraged about any and all topics.
    I caught my daughter at the ripe age of 10(almost 11) chatting inappropriately with strangers. (after the fact) Needless to say, I let her know the dangers, we did research and looked at things that have happened to others from simply doing the same thing AND she didn’t have access to the computer for about 4 months. After the 4 months, her access to the computer was as restricted as when she was 5. It took a whole year for her to regain the trust I needed to simply get a report card weekly of her activities.
    I believe it is our job as parents to ensure our children are safe in whatever they do. We need to teach them AND we need to be available to them to answer questions or to guide them.

  3. Tana Says:

    This subject profoundly annoys me. First of all, Cyber Sentinel is a parental software that is sold to block certain web sites your child might viewing, so I have to wonder how accurate these alarming statistics actually are.
    Second, parents need to realize that a computer is NOT a toy. It is the world, the good and the bad, at your fingertips, and should be treated as such. Would you give the keys to your car to a 12 year old? Of course not!
    Common sense folks, put the computer in a common space, so when you walk by you can glance and see what your child is doing on the computer.
    Talk to your child about what is appropriate behavior regarding adverse content that could appear on a site, speaking to strangers and all other subjects you warn your children about in the real world.
    Censorship is NOT the answer, parenting is.

  4. Avi Shoub Says:

    There is no good reason whatsoever for allowing a youth to use the Internet.

    Youths should be spending their time in a Beis Medrish (or library perusing physical archives.

  5. lorraiane todd Says:

    i watch my daugher on the pc as its in the same room as us and i have it on perant control i watch her all the time and she would tell me if some one she did not know she would let me know and i would take over from there

    i am awear of
    wot gose on
    thanks
    mrs lorraine todd

  6. Shirl Says:

    The study is very disturbing however, i feel as parents..education is the key..so is having an open relationship with your children about the dangers of the internet. We dont allow our teenage children much internet freedom, allowing them to use if mainly for school purposes but unfortuately, we have a thing called mxit in South Africa that has become more dangerous than the internet with the youth. Its crawling with peodiphiles taking advantage of naive kids.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXit

    However, its really a catch 22 as given our high crime rate in the country, it is absolutely essential that our children carry their cellphones with them at all times..its not negotiable. Both our teenagers use mxit on their phones to chat to their friends etc. I cant stress to them the importance of not adding strangers to their friends lists and hope that should they make a mistake and something untoward happen by a stranger, they will let me know about it immediately.

    It bothers me tremendously the amount of strangers out there that prey on young children. In fact..it disgusts me. And we live in an age that when used correctly..having the internet and celphones for our children should be an advantage.

  7. CINDY BONNER Says:

    YES THIS BOTHERS ME AND I\’VE CAUGHT MY SON ON PORN SITES SO I\’VE BANNED HIM FROM THE INTERNET.

  8. Sandy Says:

    Parental control is the answer. We must as parents be aware of what our children are doing whether it be on the internet or anywhere else. We must continually monitor and give guidance to our children to help them make appropriate choices. We can’t be everywhere so let’s educate them from an early age about what is and what isn’t acceptable and safe.

  9. Cat Says:

    My 14 year old granddaughter has ODD and ADD and she has three different MySpace identities. I have tried blocking MySpace, but she finds a way to get on there anyway. I have discussed with her the dangers of this, but she thinks I am just trying to rule her life. I have found porno pics in the trash bin that she thought she deleted. I need the computer for school, so I can’t just remove it from the house. Do you have any suggestions?

  10. The Problem Says:

    There is software built into most browsers that will disable any such sites from being accessed. That is if the parents know what they are doing then the child will not be abled to access such sites. Education on the internet is a powerful tool and kids should be allowed to use the computer for just that reason. If parents would just do there job and take care of there kids instead of leaving it up to everyone els this country would be a great place. But now a days the parents just let the kids do what ever they like and that is the main problem. Kids today lack responsibility and accountability. There is so much liberal teaching in schools that brain wash are kids and that’s also part of the problem. Liberal saying is “Do as I say not as I do” shows how they work. Teachers in school today give kids the answers so they can pass them to the next grade instead of TEACHING the kids how to come to get an answer. so there is blame to spread around on all levels. This country has lost its way. Now a days when there is something wrong with the kids { behavior , education ect} its put a pull in there month and make zombies out of them or send them to the doctor instead of working with the kids. You have ADHD, ADD, ect… these so called problems is nothing more but to pump money in the infrastructures hands of doctors, school ect. It’s all about Money! The schools get grants on the more kids with ADHD ect. As does the doctors. Some kids do really have problems that they need help from doctors but the test they use on all kids is nothing more but a paper test that is not scientifically sound in any way! Parents need to do there jobs and that is be parents that is what it all boils down to!

  11. Lisa Says:

    Keeping our children safe on the internet involves a combination of parental control as well as policing and prosecuting internet predators. Our computer was placed in a common area as suggested, but this was not enough to keep my 10 year old from contacting and being preyed upon by a myriad of predators from all over the world. They befriended her and were grooming her by offering help with homework. Later, they instructed her to get on the internet at night while we were sleeping. We had several conversations about not talking to strangers online. None of these tactics worked. Had we not received a tip from the superintendent of schools, I am sure my daughter would have been snatched up. Parental Control software is imperative unless you can stand over your child 24/7 !!!!! If you are not computer savvy take a class BEFORE you allow your child on the internet.

  12. not telling Says:

    My tech friends suggest: P/W protect the machine. Keep the machine in a family zone. Make sure you are in the room (and doing periodic checks) while they are online. Do not allow \\\’chatting\\\’. Go online yourself and see what happens if you \\\’chat\\\’ your teen. (Obviously don\\\’t go as yourself).

  13. Anton Says:

    The topic is highly disturbing. Unfortunately it is a scurge that won\’t be easily erradicated because of lack of law enforcement or the difficulty of enforcing it as it is a worldwide phenomenon.

    So as a responsible parent you need to limit the exposure of children on the net. Not every system is foolproof so what can you do as a parent? I have done two things:
    Firstly to teach my children so they understand the what, why, who of this plague and the reasons why it is bad. Children are naturally inquisitive and banning certain topics will just make them more inquisitive to the point of obsession. Education is a must.

    Secondly, I use a firewall and I use the policy of banning every website but allowing only approved sites. This is to control both outgoing and incoming content. Children are computer geeks these days and they can use their mobile phones to connect to the net. Limiting access on one type of browser won\’t work either. They will simply install another browser that does not have the parental control facility. If you have a home network, do yourself a favour and install a firewall.
    Pornography is an unfortunate situation, but for the safety and wellbeing of your children, you need to be vigilant and check. I have heard of kids that do not personally have an internet connection, but have manged to connect to their neighbours WIFI network because it was open (security was not enabled) and didn\’t require a password.

    Contacting strangers is a major concern these days as many paedophiles pass themselves as youngsters and when they meet for the first time it is already too late.

    Be vigilant, very vigilant! That\’s all I can say.

  14. Stephanie Says:

    I don’t know about you but with the technology today I am glad that I can set parental controls to block everyhthing and set times my children are allowed on the internet. Not only that but I also get a report of where they have been and what they are doing. I also have it set up so that if my child tries to get on one of these web sites that are so not appropriet for my children I get a phone call letting me know that moment that they are trying to get on so that I can stop them and also shut the computer down while they are still on it. parental controls are great and very useful if you take the time to learn everyhting abvout them and use them to set up your expectations for your children.

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