I’ve had conversations with DS about porn over the last few years. Reminders about internet safety etc.
Despite having parental controls in place, when checking his phone, I have found some searches that have gotten through controls. His searches have been naked girls. Busty girls. I’ve not seen links to any porn that would worry me. The searches I found, I put down to curiosity.
He’s come to me tonight and asked me to help him with his email. He admitted he clicked a link and gave his email address so now his email is full of spam/porn. It’s multiple emails a day asking for his mobile number, to click links and some sending nude pictures, saying they are turned on thinking about him etc.
Due to the volume of emails, I’ve said I think it best to delete the email account and set him up with a new one which I will sort over the weekend.
We’ve had a conversation again about being careful online but I don’t want to come down too hard on him for being curious. I’m thinking at 13 most kids will search and have curiosity. When I was younger it was top shelf magazines that did the rounds. The internet is a whole different ball game though.
Can I ask those with teenagers, particularly boys, at what point did you leave them to it and trusting them. Obviously, I am glad he came to me to say the email has gotten out of hand and that he needed help.