1. PORN – we’ve got to start somewhere…

2. The growing ubiquity of mobile
devices means those targeted or
indirectly implicated are getting
younger and younger — with children
as young as 5 or 6 years of age now
exposed to cyber bullying and online
pornography — sometimes of the
most extreme kind. In some contexts
online culture represents the worst
form of gang violence.
The Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls Report - 2015

3. erotica hard-core porn extreme
Maree Crabbe

4. 88% of scenes include physical aggression
48% of scenes include verbal aggression
94% of cases – including gagging, choking and
slapping – are directed at females
95% of aggression was met with neutral or
positive response
Study of 50 best-selling pornographic videos, Ana Bridges et al, 2010

5. Ø Adolescents who regularly watch porn are more likely to be
depressed & be obese; and less likely to follow rules; and report
difficulties in relationships.
How is impacting kids & teens?
Ø Children who view porn online are more likely to experience sexual
activity at an earlier age and engage in riskier sexual acts in order to
emulate what they see in porn.
Ø Young boys are also particularly susceptible to endorse violent social
attitudes viewed in pornography which may ultimately encourage
boys to commit sexual assault.
Ø Body dissatisfaction in young men and women.
Ø Less sexual enjoyment from real life behaviours / erectile
dysfunction.
Ø Young women more likely to expect violence or degrading
behaviours from young men.

6. "In record numbers, guys are flaming out academically,
wiping out socially with girls, and failing sexually with
women.”
Zimbardo suggests this is due to the rise of technology –
namely internet Pornography.
Renowned Psychologist Philip Zimbardo:

7. ü Limit exposure
ü Equip to critique
ü Encourage & equip with skills
ü Inspire
Crabbe & Corlett: Eroticising Inequality: Pornography, Young People and Sexuality
Sourced from http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/seminars/2013/crabbecorlett/index.php
What do we need?

8. We also need…
ü Greater parent awareness and education
ü Give schools permission to educate [PARENT/SCHOOL LETTER]
ü Start in early primary school by providing education on body safety and
awareness of what to do when explicit content pops up
ü Provide teachers with education on age-appropriate behaviours &
information on how to respond
ü Collective Impact – www.pornharmskids.org
ü Provide young people with education on
ü Public/private behaviours
ü Boundaries
ü Empathy
ü Consent
ü Sexting & porn
ü Links between porn and sexual violence / other cultural & ethical outcomes
ü The potential for intimate, pleasurable and meaningful love-filled relationships

9. Raising porn-resilient kids
Create a toolkit to keep your children & teens safe online
This 2-hour workshop will help you to prepare a safer Internet environment for your kids
to have healthier relationships now and in the future.
ü Latest Research and Stats
o Porn – what is it, where is it and how is it accessed?
o The varied impacts of porn on kids, teens and adults
ü Your kids and their devices
o How to lock down smart phones, tablets and computers
o Finding device history
o Software options for blocking online porn sites
o Pitfalls of apps, games and social media
ü Conversations with your kids
o How to speak to your kids about porn
o Teaching online citizenship
o Positive alternative messages
o Support for those who have seen or are using porn
o Resources to engage kids and teens
A combined initiative of Liz Walker from Youth Wellbeing Project &
Jason Huxley from Guilty Pleasure. Enquire by emailing events@youthwellbeingproject.com.au
&

10. http://www.lizwalkerpresents.com
/sexuality-reflections-blog/
#7 - Is free porn destroying our brains?
#8 - Inappropriate for adults but free &
easy for kids
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