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When this article popped up in Google Reader, I took one look at the numbers and laughed. Most kids are so embarrassed about sex, it doesn't matter if the person asking them whether or not they've looked up porn on the net is a stranger or not, a lot will lie.
Nonetheless, is porn more accessible to teens now than it used to be? Definitely. This doesn't have to be a bad thing, provided they are parented responsibly. The fact is, most everyone is interested in porn in some way or another. It used to be that the effort required to get some overpowered the will to acquire it. That's no longer the case. As a parent (which I am not), I think it's important to be realistic about things. Teenagers are discovering that they're sexual beings, and nothing is going to change that. They'll find some way to explore that relatively newfound aspect of their personality whether you like it or not, so why not play a role in it? Obviously, talk to them about it, but I think it's equally important for children to grow up in homes which don't deny that humans are sexual creatures while also treating the subject with respect.
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