With the threat of pornographic materials circulating online, parents are more concerned on how they would control the exposure of their children to these. The medium where pornography has been made available has evolved from magazines to smartphones and tablets.
Huffington Post highlighted that the fear among parents is growing especially with Playboy making their content available online. "You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it's just passé at this juncture," said Playboy Enterprises CEO Scott Flanders.
With porn videos easy to create and access because of technology, what can moms and dads do to protect their children especially those below 11 years old? Huffington Post said some solutions are simple.
It claimed that talking to children is key to guiding them on how to handle pornographic materials on the Internet. Though the conversation may be awkward, parents need to address these issues with their kids.
"Part of raising a child today means explaining that, like Hollywood movies, pornography is often a fantasy that can take things to extremes," said Nick Bilton in a New York Times article. He said children should be given proper warning on these "dangerous" materials.
He also claimed that an uncomfortable and embarrassing conversation can prevent something worse from happening. "The last thing you want to find on the home computer is a previous search for the term 'child porn,'" Bilton noted.
Another effective way to fight the bad effects of porn is to impose controls on what your kids watch and see on the television and online. Kidspot claimed that parents can filter the devices of their kids to limit their viewing to decent and kid-friendly websites.
When educating your kids about exposure to porn, it would be better not to make a big deal about the issue. Kidspot said this will just encourage curiosity among youngsters leading them to discover more about it.
