Sean Brooks who is the Executive Supervisor of Oxbow Academy recently spoke with Lon Woodbury and Liz McGhee on the L.A. Talk Show about just how pornography harms child development The show, Parent Choices for Struggling Adolescents, is sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys Community. Host Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Expert in Idaho. His Co-Host Liz McGhee is the admissions director for Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico. The discussion focused on just how pornography has become worse over the past thirty years and how adolescents are being deliberately enticed by the porn industry.
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 psychologically unsafe for young children and young adults, Sean clarified, because it was more than a dependency and was in fact a full addiction. Evidently, the human brain has five stimulation areas and while substance abuse promoted three out of five of these pleasure centers, pornography stimulated them all. By boosting dopamine, an extremely satisfying endorphin, adolescents relied on pornography as a stress-reducing mechanism. However, by staying clear of real-life troubles, they did not develop mentally and cultivate much needed social skills. Furthermore, pornographic pictures caused distorted family values and disrupted meaningful partnerships.
Sean closed with invaluable tips for parents on the sorts of treatment readily available for this disorder. Although the pornography industry thrived on effective stealth procedures-- like privacy, shame, and anxiety-- father and mothers could still take practical steps to keep their children secure from porn's pernicious influence.
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 psychologically unsafe for young children and young adults, Sean clarified, because it was more than a dependency and was in fact a full addiction. Evidently, the human brain has five stimulation areas and while substance abuse promoted three out of five of these pleasure centers, pornography stimulated them all. By boosting dopamine, an extremely satisfying endorphin, adolescents relied on pornography as a stress-reducing mechanism. However, by staying clear of real-life troubles, they did not develop mentally and cultivate much needed social skills. Furthermore, pornographic pictures caused distorted family values and disrupted meaningful partnerships.
Sean closed with invaluable tips for parents on the sorts of treatment readily available for this disorder. Although the pornography industry thrived on effective stealth procedures-- like privacy, shame, and anxiety-- father and mothers could still take practical steps to keep their children secure from porn's pernicious influence.
About the Author:
Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at their convenience. show for people to listen to at any time.
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