In Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s 2011 Ted Talk in Long Beach, California, he talks about “the demise of guys” and young men “flaming out” academically, as well as “wiping out socially with girls and sexually with women.”
According to Dr. Zimbardo, this “fear of intimacy” is caused by “excessive internet use in general, excessive video gaming,” and “excessive new access to pornography.”
He went on to say that the average boy “watches 50 porn video clips a week.” “Boys brains are being digitally rewired,” he continued, “in a totally new way for change, novelty, excitement and constant arousal. That means they’re totally out of sync in traditional classes… and romantic relationships, which build gradually and subtly.”
“What’s the solution?” he asks. “Not my job. I am here to alarm you.” Well, we have The Solution here at The Third Talk®! And it works. It’s up to parents and we are here to help you have this difficult conversation, that we have now made very easy.
John has a 22-year history protecting children from viewing explicit online material and is the creator of the Parent’s Guide, the eBook and Video Series that helps parents initiate this difficult conversation with their kids.
We also invite you to watch and read our Youth, Parent and Professional Testimonials and subscribe to our YouTube Channel for the many videos we create covering this topic. This is exactly the conversation we are having; it needs to be parents, and we’re here to help you have that conversation.
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