You’ve probably been there. It’s 3am, you are up going to the washroom and see a familiar glow of your teen’s phone screen. It’s happened again. Your teen has been up all night watching videos and chatting with friends.  A rush of emotions run through you (e.g. disappointment, rage, disbelief, irritation). It takes everything in you not to storm in and remove the phone you’re your kid’s hands.   Screens in the bedroom at night have become so normalized for teens that many of them and their...

Finding out your child has been watching pornography can stop you in your tracks. Whether you stumbled across it accidentally or your child came to you directly, the wave of emotions that follows shock, worry, maybe even anger is completely understandable. But how you respond in the moments and days after matters enormously. Take a Breath Before You React Your instinct might be to confront your child immediately, but taking a moment to collect yourself before that conversation is one of the...