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.
A Quick Bio on Sean Brooks
Besides his roles as Executive Supervisor, Sean Brooks is also the Co-Owner of Oxbow Academy, located in Utah. The school is a Residential Treatment Center for adolescent teen males struggling with sexual behavior concerns. After getting a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brigham Youthful College, he started working in domestic treatment in 1992. He has worked as director for three centers, two of which specialize in dealing with teen kids with sex-related issues.
Understanding How Pornography Harms Child Development
The discussion began with an attempt to define pornography. Since it is a complex topic, Sean defined pornography as any media with explicit human sexuality focused on arousing the viewer. Lon added that it appealed to the base, crude, and primitive instincts of the viewer.
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 additionally discussed what parents could do to aid their youngsters and the sorts of therapy offered for this dependency. Although the pornography market grew on powerful stealth techniques-- like secrecy, shame, and fear-- parents and culture can still take constructive action to keep their youngsters protected.
A Quick Bio on Sean Brooks
Besides his roles as Executive Supervisor, Sean Brooks is also the Co-Owner of Oxbow Academy, located in Utah. The school is a Residential Treatment Center for adolescent teen males struggling with sexual behavior concerns. After getting a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brigham Youthful College, he started working in domestic treatment in 1992. He has worked as director for three centers, two of which specialize in dealing with teen kids with sex-related issues.
Understanding How Pornography Harms Child Development
The discussion began with an attempt to define pornography. Since it is a complex topic, Sean defined pornography as any media with explicit human sexuality focused on arousing the viewer. Lon added that it appealed to the base, crude, and primitive instincts of the viewer.
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 additionally discussed what parents could do to aid their youngsters and the sorts of therapy offered for this dependency. Although the pornography market grew on powerful stealth techniques-- like secrecy, shame, and fear-- parents and culture can still take constructive action to keep their youngsters protected.
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Find out more about Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for you to listen to at anytime.
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