“Talking to our children about this issue can be hard,” the children’s commissioner explained. Only a quarter of parents think their child has seen pornography online, but in reality more than half of 11- to 13-year-olds have already seen porn, many came across it by accident and 62% say their viewing of porn is mostly unintentional. Parents and carers are telling me they want to match that bravery in getting to grips with these issues."ĭe Souza’s guide highlights the gap between what parents think their children are viewing and what they are actually exposed to. "It takes a lot of bravery for a child to share their experiences of abuse or harassment. "It's better to do that before you hit a problem rather than trying to create that mood while you're dealing with one or discovering later that they hadn't felt able to tell you," she said. The overriding message was that conversations needed to take place much earlier.ĭame de Souza advised parents to create a safe, judgement-free space to talk about such issues before they are exposed and it starts creating problems. Working with Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, a panel of young people shared their advice on the things they wish their parents had told them before they entered the online world. Studies suggest half of under-11s have seen pornography, so parents need to be ready to talk to their children earlier, the panel advised. The Children's Commissioner for England worked with a group of older teenagers to create a guide on how parents could best navigate tricky conversations about children’s online behaviour.
Parents are being urged to talk to children about online pornography and sexting as early as the age of eight or nine. Watch: Billie Eilish says porn ‘destroyed my brain’ after she began watching when she was 11
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