View Full Version : Is it acceptable in this "day and age"??
Just a question:
Do you consider it acceptable for a 12 year old to view basically pornographic videos online ??
I thinks its wrong and that no parent should allow this - 15 odd, then in some ways I can almost expect it but 12......
Some people seem to think that because "times have changed" 12 years old is now no different to 15 which I personally, totally and utterly disagree with, but wanted to hear your views on this.
Am I being overprotective of my children by considering this sort of videos something that no 12 year old should be viewing ?? I'm an open parent, but I personally think that this is going too far - am I not moving with "the times"??
I'd like to hear your views please.
Just a question:
Do you consider it acceptable for a 12 year old to view basically pornographic videos online ??
I thinks its wrong and that no parent should allow this - 15 odd, then in some ways I can almost expect it but 12......
Some people seem to think that because "times have changed" 12 years old is now no different to 15 which I personally, totally and utterly disagree with, but wanted to hear your views on this.
Am I being overprotective of my children by considering this sort of videos something that no 12 year old should be viewing ?? I'm an open parent, but I personally think that this is going too far - am I not moving with "the times"??
I'd like to hear your views please.
No I agree with you, I wouldn't let a 12 year old watch porn on lin. I think it is madness letting a 12-15 year old watch 18 cert movies... it has that on it cause it is not suitable for that age!!!!
It is because of modern parents "moving with the times" that we have girls getting pregnant at 11 and teenagers behaving worse and more disrespectful...
Would you agree that its the same for seeing short clips regarding self gratification online too??? I think its pretty much one and the same (especially considering what was explained to me, lets just say I'm glad my son and I have the relationship we have).
Yes I would agree. I am sure they are going to see it anyway, at a friends house but not in mine. I would like to think that if my kids wanted to know about anything that they could come to me for the answers... Kids are naturally curious but I don't think a parent should show them porn/horror online. There is good books out there that explain all this without resorting to graphic images
I dont think kids that age should be able to watch that sort of thing. At twelve years old they should thinking about child hood and not that sort of thing! As Siobhan kids should be learning this sortof stuff from books aimed at their age rather than pornographic films
shannisrules
16-05-2006, 16:06
im not sure about a 12 year old but in pshe they make us watch a 2 minute porn video and other videos so i guess tyou learn about it at school
di marco
16-05-2006, 16:11
im not sure about a 12 year old but in pshe they make us watch a 2 minute porn video and other videos so i guess tyou learn about it at school
well i never watched a porn video at school
pookie1968uk
16-05-2006, 16:12
no i dont think they should be allowed to at 12yrs of age and i dont agree with kids watching older rated films when they are younger, the guidelines are there for good reasons.
parents seem to let their kids push the boundaries these days for some reason.
shannisrules
16-05-2006, 16:15
well i never watched a porn video at school
yeh im dpoing sex education at the moment and last week we wtahed a cartoon video about where we came from and he says byt the end we're gonna watch a porn video but apparently its "educational"
yeh im dpoing sex education at the moment and last week we wtahed a cartoon video about where we came from and he says byt the end we're gonna watch a porn video but apparently its "educational"
We have apparently got to watch one in PSHE :sick: I am scheduled to be ill on thursday:sick:. If parents are silly enough to think it acceptable, fine, but not in a school!
di marco
16-05-2006, 16:38
when we did sex ed in pse we didnt watch porn
Theres a difference between sex ed videos shown in school and the type of thing i am talking about. I'm fully open with my son about sex etc, which is why he felt he could tell me that he'd watched what he had - and there is a huge difference between what he watched and what would be shown at school. I'm open minded and my son and i talk opening about sex etc, so he is fully aware of everything, but last time I checked, schools didn't show videos about self gratification etc.
Needless to say, the particular website which he got it from has now been blocked from his pc, and the parental controls increased (which were already set up, but because it was a gaming site, it was allowed)
samantha nixon
16-05-2006, 20:22
we havent watched pron in pse when we did sex ed but might be cause we are only in year 9 so i dont know what you do in the next 2 years
I dont agree with 12 year olds watching it,way too young,they are still basically children..
I hope that when my son gets older he can come to me with any questions he may have etc..
shannisrules
16-05-2006, 20:27
well seeing it from a 12 year olds point of view most of them know about porn/sex from mates at school as boys do talk about it a lot! especially at that age when they are learning about new things, i dont think its right for him to be watching it on the internet but maybe he wanted to know what it was or was just doing it because his firends had?
i do think they need to get their education about sex from somewhere - i dont agree this should come from the school - (mine was basically a preist called in to be told that "french kissing" was heavy petting there was nothing about actual sex) - not just going on my own experience i dont think schools have the right way of teaching. I also dont agree with porn being shown to kids that age there is a reason why its 18 and over. I think it's great that you and sons can talk about things like that ems...sex ed should come from the home no child should feel that they cant go to a parent and talk to them and their feeling and queries about sex
i do think they need to get their education about sex from somewhere - i dont agree this should come from the school - (mine was basically a preist called in to be told that "french kissing" was heavy petting there was nothing about actual sex) - not just going on my own experience i dont think schools have the right way of teaching. I also dont agree with porn being shown to kids that age there is a reason why its 18 and over. I think it's great that you and sons can talk about things like that ems...sex ed should come from the home no child should feel that they cant go to a parent and talk to them and their feeling and queries about sex Thanks Lee - that was my one thing that I promised myself when I had children - that they could always talk to me about anything and everything as I didn't feel like I could with my parents.
Chloe O'brien
16-05-2006, 23:25
I don't think its acceptable for a young person under the age of 16 or even 18 to view porn. As parents we have a duty to protect our children, I know it can be difficult epecially with teenagers as they will probably say that their mates are allowed to watch porno video, but children grow up so fast these days without experiencing a childhood. I do support that the education they recieve at school needs to be updated and realistic so that we can try and reduce the number of teenage pregnacies and sexual transmitted dieases.
I know that sex education has changed a lot over the years. When I was taught it back in the 80's it was all about the bees and the pollen. but if I had a teenager I would certainly not allow him to watch porno's
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