The bright side is that The Third Talk makes this otherwise difficult conversation easy, and not just for the most difficult conversations. Whether you are a parent who struggles talking to your kids or a parent who is already talking to your kids, John Van Arnam’s approach to communicating with your children can be applied to any conversation.
“Experts say 1 in 4 victims of Sextortion were under 13 [years of age] when threatened, and 2 in 3 victims were girls threatened before
John Van Arnam is Founder of The Third Talk®, a non-profit dedicated to helping parents have the porn-prevention conversation with their kids. In his 20+ years experience protecting kids from being harmed by exposure to this content, he has explored every area available to figure out who should be educating our kids about the dangers of watching pornography.
The numbers point to a correlation between Human Trafficking, internet usage among minors, as well as early exposure to pornography.
“It is during this period that the mind appears to be developing a “hardwire” for what the person will be aroused by or attracted to. Exposure to healthy sexual norms and attitudes during this critical period can result in the child developing a healthy sexual orientation. In contrast, if there is exposure to pornography during this period, thoughts of sexual deviance may become imprinted on the child’s “hard drive” and become a permanent part of his or her sexual orientation.”
