Children and Mass Media

Of children, smartphones and pornography....

Recently, the average age of exposure to pornography was 11. That may seem young. Recent research suggests the average age may have now crept down to 9.

Let that sink in for a minute.

Pornography and 9 year olds?

What is driving this increasingly early access to pornography?

Many argue that it is smart phone technology.  Many kids at younger and younger ages now carry smartphones with them at all times. The world of online pornography is privately and readily accessible to them at all time. Gone are the days of trying to steal a dirty magazine.

This article suggests that the dangers of this access are real.

Here's another resources that talks about how pornography can actually change the brain chemistry of young people:

yourbrainonporn.com