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Stanford psychologist on “porn-induced erectile dysfunction,” or PIED,

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A leading US psychologist , Emertitus Professor Philip Zimbaro, of Stanford University, interviewed 20,000 young people in the United States, 75 percent of them male, He found that excessive, solitary playing of video games and watching porn is seriously damaging the social development of young men. He says that one of the consequences is the so-called“porn-induced erectile dysfunction,” or PIED, where young men who should be sexually active are “having a problem getting an erection.”

Full story:

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Porn and video game addicts risk ‘masculinity crisis,’ says Stanford professor

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Men who play video games “in excess” and watch online porn are facing what has been called a masculinity crisis, according to a leading US psychologist.

For those who think online video games and porn are passive online activities that have no real consequences in the real world, take heed.

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo interviewed 20,000 young people in the United States, 75 percent of them male, and found that excessive, solitary playing of video games and watching porn is seriously damaging the social development of young men.

“Our focus is on young men who play video games to excess, and do it in social isolation – they are alone in their room,” Zimbardo, who just released a book on the subject, entitled“Man (Dis)Connected,” told the BBC in an interview.

“Now, with freely available pornography – which is unique in history – they are combining playing video games, and as a break, watching on average, two hours of pornography a week.”

Full story here:

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Protecting our children from porn’s ‘pattern of harm’

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Heather Knox provides advice on how to educate your sons how to avoid the harmful physical abuse that access to porn leads to:

* Show boys how healthy relationships work – talk about partners in your whanau or community who show mutual respect.

* Demonstrate the concept of consent – when kids are playing wrestling or tickling games, make sure that the tickler/wrestler stops the first time they are asked to stop.

* Talk to boys about how they see relationships – is a girl a potential equal partner, or a conquest or prize to boast about?

* Brainstorm ways of dealing with rejection and disappointment – if she says “no” what can you do/say? Push her? Pressure her? Or say “ok, no worries! How about something else instead?”.

* Talk about how poor decisions affect both parties – when a boy pushes a girl around, she feels bad but he will also feel bad, maybe even guilty or ashamed, when he realises he has scared and hurt someone he likes.

For full story published 4/05/15 see:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/11689258/Protecting-our-children-from-porns-pattern-of-harm [Read more…]

How online porn is warping boys’ behaviour with girls

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Sometimes you hear a story that is so awful, it refuses to leave your mind, no matter how fervently you beg it to go away. I was told one such story recently by a family doctor. Readers of a squeamish disposition, look away now.

I was having dinner with a group of women when the conversation moved on to how we could raise happy, well-balanced sons and daughters who are capable of forming meaningful relationships when internet pornography has changed the landscape of adolescence beyond recognition.

A couple of the women said they had forced themselves to have toe-curlingly embarrassing conversations with their teenagers on the subject. “I want my son to know that, despite what he might see on his laptop, there are things you don’t expect a girl to do on a first date, or a fifth date, or probably never,” said Jo.

A GP, let’s call her Sue, said: “I’m afraid things are much worse than people suspect.”

See full story by Allison Pearson on the dangers of our ‘PORNIFIED CULTURE’

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/big-kids/tweens-to-teens/68068346/how-online-porn-is-warping-boys-behaviour-with-girls [Read more…]

Call to review teen abortion law

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Parents should be involved in the abortion decision, rather than giving all girls, no matter what their age, the right to consent, says Otago University masters law student Michael Morrison.

Young pregnant teens don’t have the mental maturity to understand the implications of an abortion, new research suggests.

Parents should be involved in the abortion decision, rather than giving all girls, no matter what their age, the right to consent, Otago University masters law student Michael Morrison said.

The current “clumsy” legislation that allows teens to chose to have an abortion without their parent’s permission is outdated and should be repealed, he said.

“We’re relying on an ancient piece of legislation.”

Morrison’s law and ethics essay, which argues this case, has won second place in an international academic writing competition.

The paper has been published in the latest edition of the Asian Bioethics Review.

Full story.

By Marika Hill Published 26/04/15

See: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/68052527/call-to-review-teen-abortion-law