Kids exposure to pornography and to child sexual abuse is on the rise due to its proliferating presence on the internet. (Ey & McInnes, 2017)

Young people report being under ‘massive pressure’ to have sex and behave in a sexualised way from 12 and sometimes younger.

A UK investigation into sexual harassment and violence in schools found that sexualised behaviour is the new social norm in young people’s daily lives and adults and institutions need to ‘face up to it’.

40.8% of educators have observed children physically acting out sexually with other children, sexually harassing other children, verbally attempting to coerce other children to participate in sexual behavior, and individual displays of sexual behavior. At times, these behaviours may be due to the influence of pornography. (Ey & McInnes, 2017)

Researcher, Dr. Michael Flood, (2009) indicates that premature or inadvertent exposure to sexually explicit content may be disturbing or upsetting for younger children, and contributes to sexist and unhealthy notions of sex and relationships.

Leading Australian practitioner, Russell Pratt says:
“One thing seems clear: pornography provides a “how to” manual, showing every possible angle of what goes where and who can do what to whom, as well as providing sexual stimulation and shaping patterns of sexual arousal.”