It’s a sad day when young people have to take matters into their own hands to protect themselves with anti-rape websites like Everyone’s Invited. Failure of the government to act to restrict access to commercial porn sites by children and …
Dr Casper Schmidt on Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder
The world’s largest survey on sexual health in 2019 established that around 20% of men between 15-89 years old watch more porn than they want to. Most of us, to some degree, repeat some behaviors that we know are harmful …
Facebook & Encryption
This guest blog is by John Carr, one of the world’s leading authorities on children’s and young people’s use of the internet and associated new technologies. In it he sets out the likely (devastating) impact of Facebook’s proposal to encrypt …
FREE Parents’ Guide to Internet Pornography-Pandemic update
Table of Contents Pandemic Overview of Porn Risks Adolescent Brain Autism Spectrum Disorders Short Videos on Protecting Children New Documentary by Parents for Parents about Porn’s Effects on Kids Help with those difficult conversations Top tips for talking to children …
Five Languages of Love – a relationship tool
“Love? Tis a mystery.” But one way to help demystify it is by understanding the five languages of love. Use this relationship tool to improve your love life. Suzi Brown, the Reward Foundation’s education consultant, sets out below how we can …
New UK Government Reports on Pornography and Harmful Sexual Behaviours
The issue of violence against women and girls in today’s society is extremely serious. Figures for domestic violence, non fatal and fatal sexual strangulation and general sexual harassment continue to rise at an alarming rate, especially in lockdown. Two recently …
Social media & depression
There has been lots of talk in recent years about whether social media use (SMU) is linked to depression. This new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that it may be. We look at social media use …
Do you feel guilt managing your kid’s screen time?
“Often when I work with families, I begin by discussing the physiological impacts of screen-time. How screen time translate into particular symptoms, and how implementing an extended electronic fast (or screen fast) can help reset the brain and clarify what’s going on. …
Love and the Healing Power of Touch
Love and the healing power of touch are essential to our wellbeing because they makes us feel safe, cared for and less stressed. When were you last touched? To find out more, the BBC conducted a survey called The Touch Test on this …
FREE Lessons on Internet Pornography & Sexting
“Of all activities on the internet, porn has the most potential to become addictive,” say Dutch neuroscientists Meerkerk et al. In the absence of age verification legislation and the risk of further lockdowns where children are liable to access porn sites more freely, …