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Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam

How to Talk to Your Teen About Porn Before the Internet Does

44 min•2 september 2025
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Finding out your teen has seen porn can bring up fear, anger, or even shame. But here's the truth: most teens will come across porn at some point, and how you respond matters far more than whether it happens.

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In this episode, I sit down with Greta Eskridge, author of It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn. Greta shares how her own family's healing led to her work, and why shaming or punishing kids backfires and pushes them toward secrecy and guilt. Teen curiosity about sex is natural. The problem is porn's fake, harmful picture of intimacy, and that's where we come in.

The goal is to make it us against the porn, not us against our kid. This conversation gives you the words, the questions, and the confidence to get there.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Why shaming your teen about porn often increases secrecy and risky behavior
  • How to use the "Check Your Face" method to stay calm when you first find out
  • The questions to ask, for your teen's safety, without turning it into an interrogation
  • How to shift from being your teen's adversary to their teammate
  • How to repair the relationship if you've already reacted in a way you regret

EPISODE CHAPTERS

  • 00:00 Why we need to talk about porn and teens
  • 01:04 Greta's story: from personal pain to advocacy
  • 02:13 How common porn is in youth culture
  • 03:26 Why teens are naturally curious
  • 04:47 Parents' fears when they discover porn
  • 07:00 The overreaction cycle and its consequences
  • 09:31 Why shame doesn't work
  • 12:55 First steps when you discover porn use
  • 16:18 Building connection and open dialogue
  • 18:49 Understanding the impact of porn
  • 21:59 Keeping the conversation going
  • 24:24 Creating a safe space to talk
  • 27:13 The reality behind porn
  • 28:28 Preparing for hard conversations
  • 31:22 Repairing the relationship
  • 33:33 Empathy in parenting
  • 36:13 Shifting how you see the challenge
  • 38:18 Building open communication with teens

RESOURCES MENTIONED

  • It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn by Greta Eskridge
  • Adventuring Together by Greta Eskridge
  • 100 Days of Adventure by Greta Eskridge

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam is hosted by Dr. Cam Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach. Each episode gives you practical strategies, expert advice, and real-world insight to build a stronger relationship with your teen.

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