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Young men have
been interested in depictions of nudity since ancient times; pornographic
mosaics have been found in Roman baths and homes. It comes as no
surprise that 21st century boys aren't using the computer just to
do homework and play games. In increasing numbers, they're using
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Reports suggest
that the largest consumers of Internet porn are boys between the
ages of 12 and 17. One recent study found that 9 out of 10 kids
between ages 8 and 16 have viewed porn online, many unintentionally,
when using the Internet to do homework. Many porn sites don't charge
fees or require users to prove their age; however, a quarter of
all boys 15 to 17 have lied about their age in order to access certain
sites. Almost forty percent of teenage boys admit to having deliberately
sought out online sex sites and studies show many of those will
become addicts because of their age. Both adult and juvenile Internet
users find spam e-mails luring them to pornographic sites that offer
free, anonymous entry. The catch: a pop-up window explaining that
the user will be connected to the site's long-distance and sometimes
international service. Many boys fail to read the fine print and
are unwittingly charged exorbitant rates.
Adolescent curiosity about sex is normal. What experts fear about
Internet pornography is the constant bombardment of violent and
degrading images, which can skew boys' attitudes toward sex and
can lead to earlier sexual behavior. Young people are beginning
to think that all kinds of human behavior is average and acceptable,
so it changes their view of the world during their formative year.
Studies show that regular viewers of porn have more aggressive and
devious desires, and are more likely to act on them. |
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are warning parents on the potential pornography threats posed by
devices such as video iPods and Sony PSPs. These gadgets used for
viewing music videos can be easily show porn clips. With explicit
video clips available for download free of charge, parents should
be vigilant in tracking and controlling use of home computers. By
keeping the computer in an easily accessible place, parents can
keep a watchful eye over their child’s online activity, monitoring
Internet downloads in much the same way they would monitor where
children are going and who they are talking to offline. Parents
are also advised to take advantage of the technology available such
as web filtering
software, which is specifically designed to help manage how,
when and where children surf online – even when a parent can’t
be there. Devices such as the Sony PSP require even more diligent
parental involvement, as they connect directly to the Internet,
giving children easy access to the Web content of their choosing.
In order to ensure that only appropriate material is being viewed,
kids should be educated about online behavior. Parents should open
the lines of communication, engaging in an ongoing dialogue with
their children on the types of Internet content that they are accessing. |
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 The
mobile channel will not just be another delivery channel for existing
content, it will be a different way of presenting adult content.
The mobile channel will reach new audiences... mobile is about
fun and instant gratification, products will need to be designed
to provide just that.
— Juniper Research |
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Boom:
A Guy's Guide to Growing Up
Relax. You're not alone in asking questions. Whether they want to
admit it or not, your friends are all asking the same questions.
Boom: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up cuts through the uncertainties
of your life and addresses all your questions — body, mind
and soul — transforming you into the confident, godly man
you want to be. Where can teen guys go when they have questions
about their life and the changes they're going through? Boom: a
Guy's Guide to Growing Up uses a low-profile approach to tackle
all the issues guys face. You'll find honest and straightforward
answers on sexuality and dating, physical changes, money management,
spiritual growth, and more. This book provides the answers guys
crave for understanding this crazy time in their lives.
ECPA Gold Medallion winner
 Available to buy from
amazon.com
and amazon.co.uk |
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Sex
180
Sex is everywhere... On TV. In movies. On the Web. In magazines.
In high school and even in some youth groups. Yet even with all
of this exposure, a big part of the sex story is not being told
— a whole dimension that goes way beyond the traditional answers.
If you're fed up with our sex-saturated culture and are tired of
being told to "just wait until you're married," then check
out the biblical understanding of sexuality. It's 180 degrees from
what we see or hear every day. It's sex 180, and it's the start
of a sexual revolution. Dive in and hang on, because this book will
turn everything you know about sex upside down. Turn the pages and
join the revolt against our culture's view of sex and grab on to
what God really says about it all. You'll relate to the opposite
sex in a whole new way, and you'll never be the same again. Maybe
your world won't be either.
Available to buy from
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Every
Young Man, God’s Man: Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Mike
Yorkey
Every Young Man, God’s Man pulls no punches in challenging
young men to declare their loyalty to Jesus Christ early and not
waver in a lifelong pursuit of His ways and plans. All important
issues are explored with refreshing candor, from personal holiness
to sexual purity to spiritual warfare and more. Every young man
eager to make his life count will gain huge benefits from this book.
It does more than just warn young men of the dangers that lurk in
the shadows of adolescence. It gives them hope that they can overcome
and conquer their fears. Every chapter is filled with the kind of
practical, down-to-earth advice that will arm young men against
the assaults of sexual temptation, peer pressure, and isolation…
No overly simplistic solutions found here, just solid, scriptural
principles that create Godly young men. Live life the way Jesus
did. To the extreme.
Available
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Every
Young Man's Battle: Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker
Steve Arterburn
and Fred Stoeker, the authors of the hard-hitting best-seller Every
Man’s Battle, now focus on the temptations young single Christian
men face every day — and they offer workable, biblical strategies
for achieving sexual purity. The authors examine the standard of
Ephesians 5:3 – “there must not be even a hint of sexual
immorality” – in a positive and sensitive light. And
they explain how an authentic, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ
is the key to victory over temptation. Every Young Man’s Battle
will show you how to train your eyes and your mind, how to clean
up your thought life, and how to develop a realistic battle plan
for remaining pure in today’s sexually soaked culture. As
a result, you'll experience hope – real hope – for living
a strong, pure life God’s way.
Available
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Revolution
Devotional: 90 Daily Devotions for Guys
Young guys need to learn what it means to become men of God —
to become revolutionaries for God. This daily devotional will give
you an easy way to learn those lessons. If you want to be part of
a revolution, this book is a great place to start. You can make
a difference — in the world, in your town, in your school,
in your life. The Revolution Devotional helps you understand and
develop character traits that will turn you into a revolutionary
for God. No boring reading here — instead it’s fast-paced
and fun. Each day you’ll read a verse of the Bible, then a
short devotional about the character in that verse. There’s
additional Scripture for you to read if you want, plus a hilarious
list relating to the day’s topic.
Available to buy from
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Sex
and the Single Guy: Winning Your Battle for Purity
One lie from Satan has tricked most men out there: Single guys cannot
live lives of sexual purity. But here’s the truth: we do not
have to wait until we’re married to get our sexual desires
under control! Another lie is that singleness is a rule-free time
of experimentation. However, those experiments can cost you your
dreams and even your life. At the very least, they will quench your
fire and stifle your effectiveness for the Lord. Who wants to tell
someone about Jesus when they feel so rotten over the sexual sin
they were involved with the night before? It’s time to commit
your sexual life to the Lord. Let’s live pure and holy lives,
consecrated and set apart so our heavenly Father can use us more
than we ever dreamed. God is moving, guys. He’s asking who
will join Him. Will we follow our Father, or will we indulge our
flesh? We can do only one — we’ve got to make a choice.
Available to buy from
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Every
Bit of Who I Am
Who am I? It's a question everyone asks. And it isn't an easy one.
Fortunately, in this devotional Jim Schaap offers direction and
insight that will help you find an answer. You'll begin with an
honest look at identity and move from there to explore why your
life matters, who you are in Christ, and how you can grow in your
faith and understanding of the Bible. The 238 powerful devotions,
based on Bible verses and catechism phrases, will give new and exciting
meaning to your life. Every Bit of Who I Am will inspire you to
dig deeper into faith through humor, stories, and personal examples
from the author. Most importantly, it will guide you to see that
every bit of who you are hinges on God and your response to him.
Available to buy from
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and amazon.co.uk |
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Kids
Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace
Once
the precipitant of Gary Hart's political downfall, Donna Rice
Hughes is now an antipornography crusader. She teams with Christian
journalist Pamela T Campbell to produce a parents' guide to guarding
children against hard-core porn on the Internet and pedophilic
spiders on the World Wide Web. Hughes and Campbell urge parents
to become computer literate, create guidelines for home use of
the Net and the Web, and stock a software "toolbox"
for blocking, filtering, and customizing cyberspace access. More
controversially, they recommend ascertaining whether schools and
public libraries are protecting kids from Net porn and, if not,
seeing that they do. They realize that First Amendment stalwarts'
feathers may be ruffled (they treat ALA and ACLU positions respectfully,
though), and also that better law enforcement and the revival
of the judicially approved concept of community standards for
obscenity would effect much of the protection they seek.
Available to buy
from amazon.com
and amazon.co.uk |
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Look
Both Ways: Help Protect Your Family on the Internet
Learn
the 14 ways in which you can help make the Internet a safer
place for you and your family. You teach your children to
look both ways before crossing the street. You tell them not
to talk to strangers. But do you really know how to teach
them to safely use the Internet? In this book, Linda Criddle,
a leading child safety expert, offers a practical education
about what is safe, what is not, and how taking a few precautions
can help your children avoid putting themselves at risk. Discover
what the risks are today and common ways in which people inadvertently
expose themselves and accidentally reveal information. Learn
how to be alert, avoid instant messaging and e-mail dangers,
blog and play games safely, and avoid harassment and bullying.
Look Both Ways provides the practical information you need
to protect yourself and your children from dangers on the
Web.
Available
to buy from amazon.com
and amazon.co.uk |
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How
to Protect Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents
and Teachers
This
book shares the risks of the Internet by detailing some recent
real-world tragedies and revealing some of the secrets of
online activities, and provides a pragmatic approach to helping
parents and teachers protect children against the threats
of going online. Parents today with children ranging from
the age of 8 to 18 are not well-equipped to deal with the
variety of devices and applications such as email, instant
messaging, browsing, blogs, cell phones, and personal digital
assistant (PDA) devices can facilitate the dangers lurking
online. Offering practical advice and recommendations, the
author arms readers with the information they need to understand
how the technologies work as well as how to manipulate them
to protect those who use them. This book is indispensible
to anyone who uses the Internet and related technologies,
and especially to those who are charged with keeping children
safe.
Available
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and amazon.co.uk |
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Social
networking sites that attract millions of users are raising
concerns that young people are unwittingly providing material
for potential abusers. Authorities are alarmed at how children
are using sites such as MySpace to display personal details
and intimate photos of themselves.
Is
MySpace a Safe Place? |
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Your
new life on campus. Many call it the best years of your life.
No parents, no curfew, no authority — basically no rules.
College is four years of football games, fraternity parties,
late nights leading to hangovers, and maybe some calculus
homework (in case the parents ask).
Can
You Keep Your Faith in College? |
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The struggle
for purity is intense. A college student himself, Joe Knable
knows the great effort it takes for holiness. He shares insight
from other singles, both male and female, with a straightforward
style, and looks at God’s plan for sexuality and abstinence.
Read this extract from his book
Sex
and the Single Guy |
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Hollywood
has been quick to collaborate with the $10 billion-a-year
electronic gaming industry, resulting in movies based on video
games. This rapidly expanding industry is causing many concerned
parents to ask — what are the negative impacts, or is
it just harmless fun?
What
Every Parent Needs to Know About Video Games |
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