Nick StumboExecutive Director driving healing from sexual brokenness

Parents Underestimate Their Kids' Online Presence #puredesirepodcast #podcast

24 Oct 2023

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A speaker (Nick Stumbo) discusses research showing parents substantially underestimate their children's negative online experiences — notably exposure to pornography — citing a UK study where about 25% of parents thought their kids had seen pornography versus actual rates around 60% (with larger gaps for girls). The speaker emphasizes preparing children to navigate online challenges to strengthen trust and love between parent and child.

Sometimes our children get in front of us. There are many studies to show that parents underestimate the negative experiences their children are having online, and by quite a margin. And they just did a study a few years ago in England and showed that an average of 25% of parents in this study thought that their kids may have seen pornography when it was more like, you know, 60 over 60%. And the gap was even wider when it came to girls. It's your own kids. You just want to like, I'm going to do everything right. They won't have to deal with this, and they won't have the problems that I had. All children have problems, and all children have challenges. And. But, you know, if we can prepare them to navigate these things ahead of time, I really believe that's going to increase the bond of trust and love between you and your child.