15 yr old son viewing porn
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15 yr old son viewing porn
| Mon, 03-27-2006 - 3:05pm |
I woke up at 3:00 am to find my son in the computer room. He said he had forgotten to turn the computer off earlier. Later I checked the cookies and found that he had been viewing soft porn. This is not the first time he has been caught looking at inappropriate sites. We have parental controls (blocks hard porn) but he finds ways to access soft porn. I'm ready to revoke the restricted computer time that he is allowed. Anyone else had this problem with their teens? Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

jt
We're in a new era from the one that we grew up in.
In our eletronic age, trying to keep young teenage boys away from internet porn is like holding up your umbrella for the upcoming tsunami.
Rather than pull the plug:
Talk to him about what you found (DH particularly)
Talk about the unrealistic and unhealthy ways in which women are treated in these pictures and videos.
Not sure your definition of "soft porn". If it's that soft, you may want to make sure you have no copies of Cosmo around either.. :-)
Keep the controls in place (for the limited good they will do)
Keep talking..talking..
jt
Thank you all for your suggestions. I had a talk with my son last night, and explained why I thought this material is inappropriate for him to view. I told him what he sees is not portraying women, or the relationships of men and women in a positive manner. That if he has any questions or concerns he can feel comfortable talking to his Dad or myself.
I do intend to monitor the computer activity more frequently as well as initiating future conversations with my son. Thanks again for all of your help.
Shelly