Youth and Porn Resource Kit2.1 Guiding Principles and Tips
2.1
Guiding Principles and Tips for Effective Porn-Related Conversations and Care with Youth
Young people tell us that they want and need better adult porn conversations, information, and support.
A health professional’s approach to porn conversations and care can significantly impact a young person’s willingness to identify, discuss, and seek help for any concerns. The following guiding principles and tips can help enable more effective porn-related conversations and care:
Principle 1
Knowledge
Principle 2
Reflective Care
Principle 3
Curiosity & Compassion
Principle 4
Strengths-Based Approach
Principle 5
Explore Affirmative Consent
Principle 6
Tailored Approach
Tips for starting porn conversations
WHAT is this resource?
This resource equips health professionals with guiding principles for effective porn-related conversations and care with young people along with tips to get a conversation started.
WHEN and HOW do we use this?
This can be used prior to engaging with young people around porn, to help equip and prepare you.
Tips for starting porn conversations
The negative messages from adults often don’t match young people’s own experiences, and can further the stigma and shame around porn and prevent them from seeking the porn-related conversations and care they need (46).
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“Young people are telling us that they would hugely value the opportunity to have safe, honest and non-judgemental discussions with adults about sex and porn. The difficulty is that this is often a difficult and embarrassing conversation on both sides, and adults often feel poorly equipped to deal with the subject.”
Growing Up with Porn, Classification Office, NZ, 2020