Pornography: A Major Threat To Families Everywhere

This is my last and final year of college! If I decide not to go for a masters someday. I am taking a family advocacy class. It has helped me to see how much we are able to do to advocate for the family. It is worth the time and effort to advocate for something that is so important. I believe that the family is and should be at the center of our country. Family is what helps bring success and prosperity to our country. 

One of my projects this semester was to choose a threat that is fighting against the family. I chose pornography because it is plaguing our families and causing once happy marriages to fail.  I chose this because this seems to be one of the number one things that causes failure in marriages and also what so many of our young men and now young women struggle with.

            I think one of the things that make pornography so easily accessible and private is our phone.  We have these devices with us at all times.  It can be looked up at any time and erased from the history at any time.  It is so easily hidden.  I worry how this is affecting my generation, and even more so, the upcoming generations.

  Why do fifteen-year-old boys need such phones like smart phones that whisper temptation and provide an easy way to cure a curiosity?  Experts doing research about the topic say that most boys are exposed to the new drug around age eleven to twelve; the age of exposure seems to be dropping to younger and younger ages (Israelsen-Hartley, 2014).

            Another statistic shows that 46% of teens were exposed to pornography last year on the Internet and 66% were not seeking to search it out (Israelsen-Hartley, 2014).

            It is sad to me that some so sacred can be turned into something so provocative and filthy.  Pornography gives a false sense of what sexuality is.

What can we do?!!!

            We are responsible for the teaching of our children and also to be very aware of the things that are going on in their lives.  A relationship must be established where there is open communication and direct questions are asked.  It is our duty.  This must begin at an early age.  Parents must teach according to the child’s age and level of understanding.  If parents establish this at a young age then children will feel much more comfortable coming to them if there is a problem, especially if they know their parents are comfortable talking to them about it.

            he last thing I feel is essential is showing unconditional love for children regardless of what has gone on.  They need to know they are cared for and their best interests are in mind.

Reference Page

   Israelsen-Hartley, S. (2014, January 1). Adolescent addiction: When pornography strikes early. Deseret News. Retrieved from http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865593311/Adolescent

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Smith, Joseph; 1830, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. (1981 ed); Salt Lake City, UT; Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints.