Protecting children from online Adult content Industry Inner Dawn Counsellor Kala Balasubramanians views featured in Parents World Magazine
Inner Dawn Counsellor Kala Balasubramanian’s views featured on the July 2018 edition of the ParentsWorld Magazine – cover story – ‘Protecting children from the billion dollar ONLINE ADULT INDUSTRY’.
One of the most important topics that parents need to take up on priority to talk to their children, irrespective of gender and age to keep their children safe is about Sex, Sexuality, Safety and online Adult content.
When even parents, who are educated and with adequate exposure to the world, shy away from talking to their children about safety, sex, sexuality and sexual safety, it can be assumed that for other parents it could be an even more arduous task.
It is a normal part of growing up that children get curious about sex, sexuality and their attractions to the other. With no other inputs available from responsible adults on these topics, and internet being available on everyone’s finger tips, with mobiles giving access to every information at the tap of a button, children get exposed to on;line adult content and that becomes their primary source of information and knowledge about sex. Curiosity and peer pressure pushes them to access adult content online and ease of access makes it happen.
“When children are exposed to graphic adult content at an early age, it leads to a distorted understanding of sex and in the absence of a responsible parent or adult whom they can seek clarifications from, they tend to believe that the portrayed sexual behavior is the norm.” This has a long term impact on the sexual behavior and attitude of the child and influences them when they grow up to be adults as well.
How to protect your child from the billion dollar online adult content industry?
What do parents need to talk to their children about sex, safety and online adult content and why?
Why should you talk to your child about consent? What is the age of consent?
How to protect your child from getting wrong inaccurate ideas from online adult content and how to protect your child from becoming a victim as well?
