If children get to see pornographic or sexual image at a very young age, their minds are more likely to be damaged. A child cannot accept such erotic images at a tender age. If they do, it affects them in a lot of ways.
According to the Huffington Post, children get to learn slang and bad languages as well if they get to see sexual images. Not only child's language but explicit adult images also affect their behavior, making him prone to unwanted quirky behavior.
The transition period when a child is entering adulthood from childhood is very crucial. This is the time when a parent should keep an eye on their child. This is the time when a child gets into a relationship and is exposed to pornography then he/she is more likely to have more sexual partners, which can harm their emotional and physical well-being.
According to NSPCC, the study of adolescents in the U.K. by Middlesex University shows that these days almost every other child has been exposed to these explicit adult and pornographic images by the age of 15. In contrast, it is extremely common for a child not to be aware of all the bold images by that age.
Children are usually curious about all the things parents hide from them. For example, if a child is told not to ask a certain question, they are going to ask that same question again and again. A lot of children search pornography on the internet because they are curious to know about it.
A child's mind can be saved from getting damaged only if parents, teachers and schools start talking about sexual health. Sex education is really important for a child and gender differences are something that a child starts noticing at a very tender age. It's more a question of how they know about this instead of when.
