Homefront Kids 4
How Porn Hurts
ABOUT THIS UNIT
Main Ideas
1)Porn, by nature, escalates destructive behaviors.
2) Pornography is complicit in sex trafficking and other abuses to women.
3) We need to develop tools and compassion to help people overcome addiction, rather than labeling someone as “damaged goods.”
Activities
1) Get out a real first aid kit and make a list of items. Discuss what each is used for. Then make a “first aid kit” for someone to use if they saw porn.
2) Look at pictures of a healthy brain, a drug addicted brain and a porn addicted brain. Draw pictures of or discuss the differences.
Daily Resources
Short daily resources for discussing Homefront topics with your children.
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DO NOT USE; THIS IS HIDDEN
Resource 1: Pornography Hurts
Resource 2: Real Relationships
Resource 3: Secrets thrive in darkness
Resource 4: Talk Early
Resource 5: Physical Changes
Resource 6: A Public Health Crisis
Pornography should be viewed as a public health crisis, due to its ubiquity and effect on children.
Parents:
The children of Pornhub
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Family:
Let’s talk about body boundaries, consent and respect
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Discuss:
How can we respect other peoples’ boundaries and ask people to respect our boundaries?
Resource 7: Dirty Little Secret
Resource 8: Most Loving and Sex-positive Thing
Resource 9: Drive and Supply of Human Trafficking
Resource 10: Who Pays the Highest Price?
Review
Review –
NOTE: Due to the nature of this topic, please review the talking points in the family game before having your children play. If you feel uncomfortable with it, view the talking points at the bottom of this page and choose talking points you choose to discuss with your children.
Parents:
Discussion Question Survey
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Family:
Talking Point Scavenger Game
- Click on the lock and type in the correct answer.
- Click the light bulb for a clue.
- See how quickly you can unlock all the locks..
Discuss:
How many Talking Points do you know?
Role Play #1
Role Play #1
Scenario:
A friend at school shows you an inappropriate picture. What do you say/do?
Response:
First – identify,
Second – turn away,
Third – respond,
Fourth – tell your parents.
Role Play #2
Role Play #2
Scenario:
A classmate says, “My parents don’t care what I look at on the internet. Plus, they say pornography is instructional and can help relationships.”
Response:
Talking Point: Frequent exposure to porn is associated with greater risk of developing a negative body image, especially for women. Adult exposure to porn is connected with rating one’s partner as less attractive. The claim that porn is helpful in instructing viewers on sexual pleasure – porn is generally inaccurate and likely to lead to low-quality sex, as well as one-dimensional, likely unsatisfying sex, for males.
Citation:
http://www.pulseyouthgroup.org/FTND_Harmful_Effects_of_Pornography_s-10915.pdf
Reflect
Reflect
Parents:
Review some additional Homefront Project articles/videos from the Stop Porn unit.
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Family:
- What did you learn?
- What do you want to do differently?
- What were you surprised by?
- With whom do you want to share what you learned?
Discuss:
Which was your favorite resource or video?
Summarize and Share
Bonus Family Resource: How to Stop Porn From Controlling Me
Family Resource
How to Stop Pornography From Controlling Me
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Discuss
Were there things that were helpful in this video? What picture or song can you choose? Do you need to set up a plan? What will that look like for you?
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