Hello Dr. Laura,
On yesterday's show, you took a call from a mother that
discovered her son was looking at porn rather doing his homework. I always had any "family" access computers located in the family room with the screen facing public areas.
When my son was 14, this computer became porn central. I had to re-image the computer to get rid of all the smut. When I traced the source of the problem, I discovered that my son was searching for video gaming "cheat sites" that provide hints for popular video games. My friend told me that the cheat sites target porn to their ideal target market, 14 year old males. After telling my son not to go to any gaming cheat sites and wiping my computer clean, I never had another problem.
He wasn't an out of control, disrespectful, rebellious, 14 year old, but an innocent 14 year old that was targeted by gaming cheat sites.
Just wanted to share this bit of information with other parents. If your teen is looking at the computer and you are finding ANYTHING strange, take the time to find out what sites your child is on, investigate and be a super sleuth! They could be involved in something more serious than what you may think. The internet is a wide open place, filled with people just fishing for innocence.
By the way, my wife has been a "stay at home" mom and we love it!
Thanks,
Marc
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