Porn has more of a chance to ruin your kid's life than drugs or guns, so here's how to talk about it.
Talking Points:
- The first thing you’ll need if you’re going to talk with your kids about this difficult subject is courage. This isn’t an easy topic. but here’s the thing: if you don’t talk about it with them, someone else will.
- What pornography does to your brain is no different than what drugs do. That means that dabbling in porn is not just a silly thing young people do. Make sure your kids know that opening the door to this destructive drug could change the course of their entire life.
- Share your own story. It’s important for your kids to know that you are not perfect. Make sure that they know that you had to wrestle with the same questions that they have to wrestle with.
- Help your kids come up with simple action plan for how to beat this addiction before it even starts. Make sure that you are willing to talk about this in the future. Create boundaries together to help your kid experience lasting success in this area.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Where do you think your kids are learning about sex and pornography? What do you think they’re learning?
- How is porn addictive? Do you know anyone who has an addiction? How has it affected their relationships, their marriage, or their children?
- How is access to pornography different today than it was when you were growing up? What are some good boundaries you can create for your kids in this area?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
