Sean Brooks, Executive Director of Oxbow Academy, spoke with Lon Woodbury and Liz McGhee about how pornography harms child development on the L.A. Talk Show about Parent Choices for Struggling Teens. The show is sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Host Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant in Idaho while Co-Host Liz McGhee is the admissions director for Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico. They discussed with Sean how pornography has got worse over the past thirty years and how teens are being targeted as customers.
A Quick Bio on Sean Brooks
Sean Brooks is the Executive Director and Co-Owner of Oxbow Academy-Utah, which is a Residential Treatment Center for adolescent teen males struggling with sexual behavioral issues. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and began his career in residential therapy in 1992. He has served as program director for three facilities, two of which specialize in treating teen boys with sexual issues.
Understanding Just How Pornography Hurts Child Development
The conversation started with a go out at defining pornography. Considering that it is a complicated topic, Sean defined pornography as any type of media with explicit human sexuality concentrated on arousing the audience. Lon included that it appealed to the base, crude, and primitive impulses of the customer.
Liz asked how pornography had changed over the past 30 years. Sean described that there were three fundamental shifts. First, there were many barriers to getting access to pornographic material for young people in the past, but now all they needed was an Internet connection. Second, the range of pornography was wider and there was no limit to the quantity available. Third, there was more violence associated with pornography.
Pornography was harmful to young children and teenagers, Sean explained, because it was an addiction. Apparently, the human brain has five pleasure centers and while substance abuse stimulated three out of five of these centers, pornography stimulated them all. By increasing dopamine, a highly pleasurable endorphin, teens used pornography as a coping mechanism. However, by avoiding real-life problems, they failed to develop emotionally and develop necessary social skills. Additionally, pornographic images resulted in distorted values and disrupted harmonious relationships.
Sean additionally discussed what parents could do to aid their youngsters and the sorts of therapy offered for this dependency. Although the pornography market grew on powerful stealth techniques-- like secrecy, shame, and fear-- parents and culture can still take constructive action to keep their youngsters protected.
A Quick Bio on Sean Brooks
Sean Brooks is the Executive Director and Co-Owner of Oxbow Academy-Utah, which is a Residential Treatment Center for adolescent teen males struggling with sexual behavioral issues. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and began his career in residential therapy in 1992. He has served as program director for three facilities, two of which specialize in treating teen boys with sexual issues.
Understanding Just How Pornography Hurts Child Development
The conversation started with a go out at defining pornography. Considering that it is a complicated topic, Sean defined pornography as any type of media with explicit human sexuality concentrated on arousing the audience. Lon included that it appealed to the base, crude, and primitive impulses of the customer.
Liz asked how pornography had changed over the past 30 years. Sean described that there were three fundamental shifts. First, there were many barriers to getting access to pornographic material for young people in the past, but now all they needed was an Internet connection. Second, the range of pornography was wider and there was no limit to the quantity available. Third, there was more violence associated with pornography.
Pornography was harmful to young children and teenagers, Sean explained, because it was an addiction. Apparently, the human brain has five pleasure centers and while substance abuse stimulated three out of five of these centers, pornography stimulated them all. By increasing dopamine, a highly pleasurable endorphin, teens used pornography as a coping mechanism. However, by avoiding real-life problems, they failed to develop emotionally and develop necessary social skills. Additionally, pornographic images resulted in distorted values and disrupted harmonious relationships.
Sean additionally discussed what parents could do to aid their youngsters and the sorts of therapy offered for this dependency. Although the pornography market grew on powerful stealth techniques-- like secrecy, shame, and fear-- parents and culture can still take constructive action to keep their youngsters protected.
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