Two-thirds of young women and nearly half of young men agree that it would be easier growing up if pornography was less easy to access, according to Enough.org, an international movement dedicated to raising awareness about the harms of internet pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullying, sex trafficking and other dangers.
Roughly 93 percent of boys and 62 percent of girls have seen online pornography before the age of 18, with 11 being the average age of first exposure, the site states.
To help families battle such statistics, Ringgold United Methodist Church is hosting an event to help parents monitor their children’s internet consumption.
Since the internet is the No. 1 entry point into the sex trafficking industry for teens, the evening is meant to be a followup to an event the church held in mid-February to raise awareness of sex trafficking, said RUMC youth minister Bobby Fleck.
He encourages families to come together to learn about internet dangers in a PG fashion, as well as what can be done to limit them.