Saturday, January 16, 2016

Teenagers and the Internet

From Kayla Nicole's Blog:
Teenagers typically do not yet understand the importance of internet safety. Along with the age-old feeling of invulnerability that adolescence has always carried, now there is an unprecedented and intimate access to a world wide community of strangers. So instead of driving too fast or sneaking out at night, your kids might be posting naked pictures on a website you’ve never heard of to people they’ve never met.

 I know, I know. Your child would never do that! Let me tell you something: You. Don’t. Know. That. You know those tiny feelings you get every day but you cope nicely because you’re an adult? Feelings like insecurity, boredom, even the loneliness of being at home when your friends are all going out – well these feelings are massive to teenagers. A combination of hormones and inexperience create a veritable powder keg of unpredictable behavior. Insecurity might lead to seeking acceptance from strangers by posting a selfie and waiting for people to reblog, like, or comment on it. Boredom might lead to extended conversations online with someone they’ve never met about deeply personal matters. Loneliness can lead to online sex. No, really. It can. (Read more.)
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1 comment:

Hans Georg Lundahl said...

A combination of hormones and inexperience create a veritable powder keg of unpredictable behavior.

And of blocking from the solution outlined in 1 Cor 7:9.

You know, recent (last 100 years) raising of marital minimum age in legislation, even more recent practical raising of age when people may expect to be married.

EXPERIENCE was not one of the criteria St Thomas asked for a valid consent to matrimony. See Supplementum.