The point is, how to restrict that access and control the content?
This is fairly simple, I think. I already described what I think are the best methods that people can use.
Instead of letting your child go online whenever they please on whatever websites they please, schedule/limit their online time... and when they are online make sure they are only going on children's websites. You can block access to certain websites that you don't want them to go on by using parental controls. You can block all the porn websites.
When a child is young, they can't just go online whenever they want, they usually have to ask their parents if they can use the computer. I don't think a parent should give their little kid free reign over the internet, that would probably lead to some bad results (unless your child is mature). A child doesn't necessarily need their own laptop... even if you gave them their own laptop, you would still be able to use parental controls on it so that your child won't be able to go on adult websites. You can still provide your child with good websites that you want them to use and teach them the proper way to use the internet.
Perhaps instead of getting your child a smartphone when they are young, you can give them a handheld game console instead like a Nintendo DS or something... that's what I had when I was around 8. You can get them fun games that are for children, they don't need to be on the internet for entertainment. You can also get them a tablet that only has children's apps and games on it... there are plenty of options in this regard. I don't see why parents couldn't simply wait for their child to get a bit older before they give them their own internet accessible device and in the mean time, provide them with other fun devices that don't need the internet.
If your child does use the internet you should watch them when they are online. Also communicate with them, ask them what websites they like to go on... make sure they are safe websites. Only allow them to use safe websites that are geared towards children. You should be providing them with websites that would be suitable for them, show them content that's made for their age group that they would be interested in or excited about. There are plenty of online children's videogames that most children love to spend their time on... those websites are good for young kids. Tell your child what is good for them to watch and what you don't want them to watch. Instill a sense of right and wrong in them so that their own conscience can guide their actions. You should also utilize all of the children's websites, apps, and devices that are available as well as using parental controls. Like if your child wants to watch YouTube, give them the YouTube Kids app instead of regular YouTube.
And if you let your child use the internet you should explain to them what the internet is and what it means. You have to tell them what the dangers are and how to safely navigate the internet. Just inform them.
You can also give your child other things/activities to do besides being on the internet, make sure they're not constantly spending time in front of a screen. I think it's just basic parenting, do your best with the tools that you have... the child will turn out fine, everyone eventually makes it through these things.
Like I said, I think the best methods of prevention are providing safe/suitable content, monitoring and limiting your young child's internet access, and teaching them what's best to view online and what not to view... that's pretty much the full extent of what a parent can do. Once you've done that to the best of your ability, you pretty much just have to put trust into your child and know that they will figure things out for themselves. I don't see what you could do beyond that and I don't really think anything else would be necessary.
You really only have to do these things when your child is young, like when they are around age 8 up to age 12 because that's probably when a child begins to use the internet but they are still less mature and need more supervision.
I wasn't exposed to scat porn on the FM radio. It wasn't exactly standard cultural fare. And as I said at the outset, I am far from being a prude.
You said you read sexual magazines as a child and your parents could not stop you. You still turned out fine and you are a normal human being. A child growing up today may have a comparable experience and will turn out just as fine, they would not somehow become a crazed fetishist. But most children are not viewing porn at age 9 in the first place because their parents aren't just letting them do whatever they want on the internet. You can prevent a young child from viewing porn by literally blocking those websites from showing up at all. You should be properly monitoring your child when they're that young.
But at some point when a child gets older, they are going to come across porn just like you did and there's nothing a parent can do about that... Every person has seen porn as a teen and they don't get into scat or bdsm just because of it... worrying about your child having weird fetishes is sort of an irrational fear. Once they are an adult, it's their own personal business anyway.
I wouldn't say that scat porn or any kind of porn is standard cultural fare... people may have convenient/easy access to porn but porn is not in everything, it's not everywhere. There is so much content available on the internet, it's certainly not limited to sexual content. There is plenty of non sexual content available, there is also an abundance of content that is made specifically for children. Children's content does not contain pornographic material and that's what most children are viewing. As long as you keep tabs on what your kid is doing, you can make sure that they aren't watching fetish porn... they most likely won't be watching it in the first place. The occasional mishap where a little kid accidentally views adult content is not happening repeatedly... once a parent catches their young child viewing something inappropriate they would take the proper precautions so that it doesn't show up again. Just like if your parents caught you with the magazine, they would probably take it away. The difference is that parents are able to block internet porn websites before a child is able to find them in the first place.
Well, in case you haven't noticed, sexual fetishes seem to be the stock in trade of plenty of the videos linked. If people don't have an interest in them, why are so many watching?
I didn't say that no one has an interest in them... I said it's unlikely that a person can be taught to be interested in them. Sex sells, so many people are in fact interested in sexually suggestive videos... but those kinds of videos are made for adults and the people who primarily watch them are adults. Young children aren't regularly watching bdsm and scat porn. If they somehow came across a music video that had these themes, they still would not become a fetishist simply because they saw the video. And like I said, there are various ways to keep a child from viewing this sort of adult content in the first place. Exposure to sexual content probably can't be erased completely but it can easily be minimized... if you raise a child right then they will turn out fine regardless.
It has changed much. How bad do you think it might be when you have children and how will you prevent their being exposed to it?
I really don't think it's very different... the mediums might have changed but the actual experiences are the same.
I don't plan to have children but If I did then I would utilize the methods that I have already laid out to regulate my child's experience on the internet. If you have a child that's too young to go on the internet without supervision, then you have to supervise them when they're on the internet if you don't want them to do certain things... that's just how the cookie crumbles. Either don't let them go on the internet or keep and eye on them... those are literally the only two options. To make that job easier, there are dedicated websites, apps, and devices, that are made specifically for children and are suitable for their age group. There are also parental controls that are very useful in regulating a child's access to the internet. If I had a child, I would utilize all of those tools to make the internet as safe as possible for a young child... it's pretty simple. I wouldn't let my child freely browse the whole of the internet until they are around teen age and are mature enough to control their own self.
I know what it was like to grow up with access to the internet at a young age... I have cousins who are very young and who use technology... I can tell you that you really don't have to become paranoid over it. It's good to be aware and to be careful but ultimately you shouldn't stress out over this, your child will be fine. There are so many useful tools out there that make it easy to provide suitable content for a child and prevent them from viewing adult content. You really just have to be pragmatic about it.
I forgot this was the predictive programming thread so I didn't mean to go off topic like this. I only came here to point out that the scissor sisters video was in fact age restricted lol.
