by Todd Daigneault

Created on: October 17, 2009   Last Updated: December 13, 2009

Viewing porn as a teen is definitely a rite of passage and not something that should necessarily be feared or discouraged. All teens, be them boy or girl, are going to start viewing some form of pornographic images, out of a natural curiousity for their own burgeoning, developing sexuality, their own bodies-and a strong natural, innate curiousity of sex. Additionally, there's enough sexually explicit photos and semi nude that are not considered porn...We all know what may come next, masturbation and possible intercourse. After all, your teens are on the verge of adulthood and sexuality. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they will masturbate and/or have sex during those very early formative, teen years. But they will still start to feel the vestiges of adulthood course through their veins, in the form of hormones, which entail sexual discovery and awakening

As a parent, try and understand the changes your little Jennifer or Thomas is going through. Don't necessarily be discouraged if they start getting into porn. Many teens will. But even saying that, by that time, they are already being subjected to a series of neverending images of scantily-clad young men and women in suggestive poses, via the young adult culture. But as a parent, you have to make sure that they are not directly becoming part of the porn industry, underground or mainstream, either directly or indirectly. As a parent, always maintain a strong line of communications with your kids; be careful that nobody is exploiting them for sexually nefarious purposes. Sexual exploitation of children is far worse than just viewing a few erotic images and maybe masturbating.

 Not throwing a fit as a parent and looking for all of their hidden stashes of pornographic material is the way to go. The odds are good that many teens will simply outgrow pornographic materials, with healthy relationships and not just images. Take a deep breath, mom and dad, don't get terribly upset. As parents, you can talk to them about the differences in the porn images and real people and relationships. This doesn't mean that you are condoning adult materials for your young, impressionable teen and any possible masturbatory/other sexual practices. You are just teaching them the difference between the fantasy and the real world, so they have a healthy understanding of both. With a healthy attitude towards sexuality, means strong and well-adjusted young adults, lacking in emotional/psychological problems towards sexuality...

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