Teens And The Dangers Of Internet Porn

Pornography has always been controversial. But in the digital age, it's also easier to access than ever. The question is, what effect is that having on young people — and is it necessarily a bad effect? What, if anything, should parents do about it?

Aline Zoldbrod is a Boston-based sex therapist. She recently authored a guest post on WBUR's CommonHealth blog, where she sounds an alarm: "I see a sexual and relational train-wreck happening," she writes. "Parents and policy-makers beware: Something very bad is happening out there with teenagers and pornography. Internet port has the potential to change some adolescents' sexual development in a very damaging way: It can ruin or hinder their ability to form sexual relationships."

Aline Zoldbrod, a Boston-based sex therapist and author of SexSmart: How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do About It. You can read her column for Commonhealth here.