Childhood exposure to pornography and the normalization of online exploitation.

Heidi Olson¹

¹Heidi Olson is the Founder and President of Paradigm Shift Training and Consulting in Kansas City, MO. She is a certified pediatric nurse and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner, as well as a member of the ENA.

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Abstract

As technology is rapidly changing, so are the ways that children are being groomed, abused, and exploited online. Children are being exposed to online pornography in unprecedented numbers, leading to multiple mental health, physical, and social consequences. Early exposure to pornography normalizes sexual violence and objectification and desensitizes children to sexually explicit content. While ch…

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