How much of a problem is it?
Many educators and parents remain unaware of the remarkable ease of access kids have to explicit and often violent pornographic content online. The result? Our children are not receiving the guidance they need.
International data has confirmed that online porn is now the main source of sex education for today’s children. And many young people, boys especially, believe the porn they see is “real life.”
What lessons are children learning from porn?
In a nutshell: That sex is violent, that coercion is normal, that sex is generally about harmful and degrading things.
Scientific studies have established that porn is addictive, and that means the habit is likely to escalate into compulsion. Over time, users find the original “dosage” no longer gratifies, and increasingly intense and violent exposures are required to achieve arousal. Reality, in the form of real-life relationships, simply can’t compete.
What can parents do?
Talk to your children - and use parental controls. It's that simple.
Experts recommend two key lines of defence. The first, and most important, is ongoing, open conversations with your child - ideally beginning in the early primary years or whenever questions about sex and relationship first occur naturally.
According to some estimates, our children’s first exposure to online porn now occurs as early as age eight. That means children must feel safe and comfortable talking to their parents about what they see online from a very early age. Curiosity about sex and relationships is natural and healthy, and children’s questions need to be encouraged - even celebrated.
The importance of parental controls
Secondly, experts recommend that every family install strong parental controls to automatically block adult content on children’s devices and manage their screen-time, especially in the danger zone between 10 pm and 2 am.
How Family Zone keeps children safe
With advice from world renowned cyber experts and best in class parental controls, Family Zone has got you covered
Prevent inadvertent exposure
Pop-ups and ads featuring sexually explicit material are automatically blocked.
Block access to pornography
Family Zone’s strong filters prevent kids from searching for adult and explicit material through searches and sites.
Enforce safe search
Family Zone’s parental controls apply “safe search” settings to Google and YouTube search engines.
Manage sleep times
Turn off access to the internet on all devices during the 'danger zone' between 10 pm and 2 am.