The Executive Director of Oxbow Academy, Sean Brooks talked to Lon Woodbury and Liz McGhee on the topic of how pornography harms child development on the L.A. Talk Show. Parent Choices for Struggling Teenagers is a weekly radio show sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys Town. The host of the show, Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Expert in Idaho. His Co-Host Liz McGhee is the admissions supervisor for Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico. Sean talked about just how pornography has gotten much worse over the past thirty years and he said that adolescents are now being targeted as customers.
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 Damages Child Advancement
The discussion started with trying to determine the meaning of pornography. Since it is a complicated subject, Sean determined pornography to be any media with explicit human sexuality concentrated on stimulating the viewer. Lon added that it interested the base, crude, and primitive instincts of the person watching it.
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 very harmful for young children and young adults, Sean explained, because it was a dependency that morphed into a complete addiction. He explained that the human mind has 5 pleasure centers and while drug abuse enhanced three out of five of these centers, pornography stimulated them all. By boosting dopamine, a highly enjoyable endorphin, teenager's found pornography to provide an excellent tension-relieving and life-coping solution. Nonetheless, by avoiding all real-life issues, they failed to acquire emotional maturity and did not develop social skills. In addition, pornographic images altered values and interfered with meaningful relationships between couples.
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
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 Damages Child Advancement
The discussion started with trying to determine the meaning of pornography. Since it is a complicated subject, Sean determined pornography to be any media with explicit human sexuality concentrated on stimulating the viewer. Lon added that it interested the base, crude, and primitive instincts of the person watching it.
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 very harmful for young children and young adults, Sean explained, because it was a dependency that morphed into a complete addiction. He explained that the human mind has 5 pleasure centers and while drug abuse enhanced three out of five of these centers, pornography stimulated them all. By boosting dopamine, a highly enjoyable endorphin, teenager's found pornography to provide an excellent tension-relieving and life-coping solution. Nonetheless, by avoiding all real-life issues, they failed to acquire emotional maturity and did not develop social skills. In addition, pornographic images altered values and interfered with meaningful relationships between couples.
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:
Lon Woodbury, the founder of Struggling Teens, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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