My nearly 10yr DD accessed porn... Before I carry on... We've talked about sex, she knows how babies are made (I'm pregnant which she just found out so maybe sparked further curiosity) She's aware of E safety and knows to tell an adult or shut it down.... We have always had her searching online in a communal area. She's usually so trustworthy as we often check and nothing untoward. Today looking at all the history was the first time... She came across an advert on an app (innocent advert but directed to safari) and that led to adult links... She clicked and kept clicking 😢she didn't tell us... I did my walk around check and saw her looking. She's been on a number of different inappropriate links. I know I'm a bad parent for not shutting the internet down but originally she was researching for school and maybe I'm too naive. I looked at the history and there was a Google search on "how to have sex" and then various links on from that. I'm so totally heartbroken. She's so naive and innocent and that's now stripped away. I just can't stop crying. Her younger sister saw a couple of images but nothing really severe just scantily clad ladies no more than your local high street.... But my eldest...I'm shuddering. I feel so helpless and awful. We've had a long talk, both in tears, she knows she should have told us. I know it's curiosity at this age too but I don't know what to do for the best... Now there's no apps on iPads and I touches and safari disabled unless we're sat with her at the table for research.... Just feeling so down. Has anyone experienced this? Will she need counseling or anything I can do to help further?
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