Our children are bombarded with sexualized messages and images on a daily basis, beginning at a young age. Many of these images and messages are teaching your child lessons about sexuality and interactions between people that are misleading, incomplete and unhealthy. Real emotional intimacy is rarely portrayed.
It is so important for you to talk to your children about the messages they see every day so that you can be their first, best source of information. Set aside time to talk with your child and make it a priority. It is vital that you share your personal or family standards about pornography in the course of this lesson. This is just one of many, many discussions you should have with your child and you may even feel the need to break this lesson into several to make sure you cover everything.
For further information and super simple discussions on this and many other related topics, check out , . Topics include: healthy relationships, anatomy, predators, intimacy, and much more! Or check out How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography.
