Nine in ten kids, between the ages of 8 and 16, have viewed porn online--mostly accidentally while doing homework (UK News Telegraph, NOP Research Group, 1/07/02). There is no way to avoid the statistics. Pornography is negatively impacting a huge percentage of "good Christian families" all around the world. In fact, due to the added weight of the guilt, secrecy and shame that Christian kids feel around this issue, the problem can spiral downward quickly without the parents being aware.
Masturbation is commonly reported by teens, though more by males than by females. It is defined by any type of self-stimulation of one’s genitals that produces erotic arousal. It is a sexual behavior that is clouded by controversy and much emotional concern for an adolescent. (Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology, 1985) It is joked about, whispered about, and worried about by most teenagers. It is also practiced to a surprising degree.
