School porn is a growing problem. Few decades ago, the concept was hardly even heard. This is not because students back then were any better or that sex education was poor, but simply because the means were not as readily available.
Why stop school porn?
For instance, in their research on aggression in mainstream pornography, researchers Fritz et al., found out that aggression against women is common in online pornography and these acts of aggression are usually depicted with no repercussions.
Some helpful ways to mitigate the problem of school porn
Keeping your teens safe from explicit material can be a challenge, especially with the prevalence of online pornography. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent them from encountering it in school and limit their exposure to harmful content more generally. Here are a few tips to consider:
1. Talk to your children’s teachers and administrators and make sure they are aware of potential risks posed by technology usage. Ask them about safety policies and cybersecurity measures in place that help protect against inappropriate content.
2. Teens that watch pornography at school will also watch it at home if they get a chance. Make sure you install filtering software on home computers and use monitoring tools if needed. You may also consider blocking websites that contain explicit content and instruct your kids to use only child-friendly web browsers.
3. Educate your children on how to use Internet safely. Google’s Be Internet Awesome offers tons of safety tips and educational materials to use with kids and students to help them navigate the web in a safe and confident way.
Porn literacy
Porn literacy involves opening up teens to what can be viewed by many adults as uncomfortable conversations. Still, as Lindsay Orchowski, a psychologist at Brown University noted, whether you see it uncomfortable or not, a growing number of adolescents are already watching porn.
