TALK SUPPORT PROTECT:
JUNIOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
INCREASE SAFETY AROUND YOUR CHILD
Here you’ll get help to talk to your child and increase online safety in 3 simple steps:
STEP 1:
TALK TO YOUR CHILD
Here we’ve compiled some expert tips on how to talk about pornography to a child at junior school. At this age, it’s likely that your child has seen pornography, but since children of the same age can be at different levels, it’s important to adapt the conversation to your particular child.
You’re welcome to take a look at the tips for secondary school , so you know what we highlight there.
HAVE THE TALK IN TIME!
– My child has no interest in that kind of thing.
– It’s probably not that serious.
– My child tells me everything.
– It’s too uncomfortable to think about.
– I’m afraid of getting it wrong.
– I’ll do it later.
No matter what: Always have the talk!
That’s how we can help children in an individual & age- appropriate way.
SIMPLE EXPERT TIPS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN JUNIOR SCHOOL:
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We recommend that you don’t say the word “porn” unless you notice that your child is already familiar with the word, as we don’t want to introduce it and risk the child googling it and being exposed to pornography. However, you can talk to your child about the fact that there are things on the internet that are not suitable for children, such as pictures and videos containing nudity.
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Make sure your child knows which body parts are private: willy, vagina, bottom, mouth, inside of thighs and breasts for older girls, and that they know that private body parts are each person’s own and that they must be respected. Also remind your child that it goes without saying that a person’s whole body must always be respected! No-one is allowed to touch another person in a way that feels uncomfortable.
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When, as adults, we ask for consent, we show that the child’s and other people’s bodily privacy is important and is something that goes without saying. Physical contact with another person must always feel good for everyone involved, before, during and after. One example is to offer a hug using words and body language and wait until the child gives a “yes or no signal”. That’s how we teach a child that their own and other people’s bodies must be respected.
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Also talk to your child about the fact that it’s up to the person who takes the physical initiative to get consent. For example, you can say to your child, “If you want to hug or tickle someone, first ask them if they want to do it as well.” For example, the child could ask: “Do you want a hug?”, “Is that OK with you?" or "Do you want to be tickled?".
If the child learns to ask at an early age, it might be easier for the child to accept a no. The child might not feel so rejected if they’ve asked a question in order to check the situation. Tell them that you might feel sad, angry or disappointed when you get a no and it’s completely OK to feel like that. The no must nevertheless be respected.
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Consent means that anything that is not a crystal clear yes is a no. Go over a few examples of how a no might sound with your child:
"Wait" means no
"I'm not sure" means no
"Not now" means no
"I have changed my mind" means no
"Stop" means no
"It hurts" means no
No does not mean "persuade me"
No simply means no.
A no can therefore be expressed in a lot of different ways. Some are easier to understand, others might be more difficult. Ask if the child can think of more ways of saying no without using the word “no”. Body language can also signal a no and then it’s important to ask the person what they want. Also ask what a no might look like using body language.
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It’s also important to tell your child that it’s perfectly OK for them to say no, even if it disappoints the other person. It can be a good idea for you and the child to come up with a couple of responses together for when the child don’t want physical contact with someone. One example might be “No thanks, I’ve run out of hugs today” or “Here’s a ‘high five’ instead”.
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The vast majority of children don’t tell an adult if they’re exposed to pornography. To make a child more likely to tell you, you can ask the child to think about which adults they feel safest with in various ordinary situations. Question: “Who would you most like to talk to at school if something happens that makes you feel uncomfortable?” Mention other places such as after-school club, leisure activities, at their best friend’s house, etc.
It’s a good idea to repeat the exercise once every three months so it’s fresh in the child’s memory and the child can think of a new person if an after-school club leader leaves, for example. If the child has thought about it in advance, they’re more likely to go to an adult if something that makes them feel uncomfortable happens. Just the same as it’s easier to get out of a building when there’s a fire if you’ve memorised where the fire exits are.
The child is even more likely to tell if they’ve told their safe adults that they’ve been chosen and has received a warm reaction. Then, in a way, they’ve already started the conversation and it can be much easier to actually dare to tell the adult if something that makes them feel uncomfortable happens. So encourage your child to tell their chosen adults.
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Finding out that a child has been exposed to pornography can give rise to powerful emotions in an adult. If that happens, it’s important for you to put your own feelings on hold and focus entirely on the child’s feelings. Listen to how the child is feeling, ask open-ended questions to get an idea of what the child has seen and how the child has reacted. Speak calmly and show that you won’t get angry. Also show that you can listen no matter what the child tells you and that you’ll always help and support the child. Be sure to unburden the child of any feelings of guilt and shame.
Bear in mind that children don’t want to make adults sad or angry and that overwhelming reactions can mean that the child won’t want to tell you next time they’re exposed to pornography. The aim is for the child to dare to talk about it next time as well and to want to have an ongoing dialogue with you while they’re growing up. Thank the child for the trust they have shown in you by daring to tell you and say that you’re happy that the child is talking to you about what happened.
Always focus on the child and acknowledge the child’s feelings in every conversation, whether the child has been exposed to pornography unwillingly, has searched for pornography themselves, has seen others watching pornography or is just curious.
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Sometimes children feel guilt or shame when they’ve been watching pornography and it’s important for adults to unburden the child of those feelings. One way of doing that is to tell them that it’s never a child’s “fault” if they’ve seen pornography and by showing that we won’t get angry. Another way is to tell the child that it’s adults’ job to protect children from things that aren’t suitable for them to see on the internet and that you’ll do your best to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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If your child has watched pornography, you can talk about the fact that what you see in mainstream pornography isn’t sex because, among other things, pornography rarely shows consent. Pornography often contains various types of violence against girls that can hurt and injure them both physically and psychologically. Tell your child that many of the people shown in pornography are unhappy even if they look happy and that they’re often very vulnerable. In pornography, violence is shown as a normal part of sex and often seems to be appreciated by the girls subjected to it. We must therefore make it clear that in sex it’s important to have consent, mutual feelings, tenderness and closeness and to be caring and responsive. It should feel good for everyone involved, before, during and after sex!
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Children need their parents’ insight, help and involvement just as much in their online world as they do offline. Show just as much interest in what your child is doing in both worlds. Sit next to your child while they’re browsing and ask what they’re doing. Ask whether your child wants to show you things they think are fun and teach you about apps and games. Showing interest is an important way of building trust and gaining insight. Then it becomes natural to talk about different things online, including things that may feel more uncomfortable.
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It’s common for children to send one another links to material that’s not child-friendly, such as links to porn sites. Tell your child that links from other people can lead to things that’ll scare you or make you feel bad and that your child should always ask an adult if they feel unsure before clicking on a link. Tell them that you’ll never be angry if something happens that makes the child feel bad. Unburden the child of any feelings of guilt or shame they may have, keep calm and listen to the child.
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Tell your child that no-one is allowed to send unwanted nude pictures or videos of private body parts, so-called “dickpics”, to the child or to pressure the child into sending nude pictures, so-called “nudes”. Say that if it does happen, it’s important for the child to go to an adult that they feel safe with and tell them.
Make it clear that the child doesn’t have to send nude pictures just because someone is nagging them to do it. Explain that you lose control of the pictures and videos once you’ve sent them and that they can easily be spread on the internet and remain there forever. Also talk about the risk that other children could forward nude pictures if there are nude pictures on the child’s phone, for example if the child lends it to someone at school.
Nude pictures and videos of minors end up on porn sites and it can be very difficult to get them taken down and they can also be uploaded again. Minors can get help to try and take down nude pictures that have been spread online at dittecpat.se.
Tell them that you’ll never get angry if something happens and that you’ll always help and support them. Make it clear that it’s never the child’s fault if someone spreads their pictures. Unburden the child of any feelings of guilt or shame and thank the child for having the confidence in you to tell you. Get professional help if you need it, e.g. from a school counsellor.
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Det förekommer ofta rasism i porren på ett sätt som skulle vara otänkbart i de allra flesta andra sammanhang. På många porrsajter kan man t.ex. välja vilka människor som man vill titta på utifrån ras. Porrfilmerna är ofta indelade i kategorier som “Japanese”, “Arab” och “Indian” m.fl..
Porrindustrin sexualiserar även ofta tragedier i samhället. Det skapades t.ex. BLM-porrn (Black Lives Matter), flykting-porr och corona-porr i samband med vardera tragedi.
Porr-rasismen är ofta, precis som övriga porrgenrer, helt okommenterad av vuxenvärlden och barn lämnas ensamma med intrycken. Det barn däremot kan se är den normaliserande like-knappen på t.ex. ”Bound naked young Oriental slave on her knees taught how to suck cock” noterad på Pornhub, 1 januari 2023, 72% likes. Läs mer om porr-rasismen här. -
Det är särskilt viktigt att betona alla människors okränkbara och lika värde för de yngsta barnen som har extra svårt att förhålla sig till intrycken i porren. Prata med ditt barn på ett positivt sätt om olikheter. Du har en mycket viktig uppgift att bygga en stark grund som ger ditt barn motståndskraft till porrens påverkan.
Positiv inkluderingsövning
Genom att ställa enkla inkluderande frågor kan du hjälpa ditt barn att reflektera själv över positiva aspekter med olika ursprung.
Vad det bästa är med att se olika ut?
Vilka olika språk kan barnen prata i din klass?
Vilka ord kan du på andra språk?
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Vi behöver vara konkreta med barn om innehållet i porren för att skapa så mycket motståndskraft som möjligt – utan att säga för mycket – helst innan de har exponerats. Berätta att det finns saker på internet som barn inte ska se, t.ex. filmer och bilder med naket där människor behandlas illa för att de har en annan färg på huden. Förklara att tyvärr gör vissa personer andra illa och är elaka mot varandra och att det är jättedåligt. Betona att det är fel att säga något elakt eller göra illa för att man är av ett visst kön eller ser ut på ett visst sätt. Berätta att om man ser något sånt så ska man alltid komma till en vuxen som barnet är trygg med och berätta.
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Berätta även för barnet att många ord på porrsajterna och i porrfilmerna är ord som beskriver kvinnor på ett mycket elakt och förnedrande sätt. Var tydlig med att man självklart inte ska ta efter och själv säga så till människor – även om kvinnorna i porrfilmerna ser ut att tycka om det.
Resonera öppet med ditt barn och ställ frågorna: Vad tycker du är rasism? Är det okej att vara elak mot någon på grund av hur de ser ut? Är det okej att anta att någon tycker om något på grund av hur man ser ut?
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Porr med incest-tema, “barely legal” och “teen” är några av de största trenderna på flera av de mest populära mainstreamporrsajterna med miljontals filmer som är gratis och tillgängliga för alla oavsett ålder. Därför är det vanligt att barn redan i förskoleklass och lågstadieålder exponeras för den typen av porr, t.ex. genom att ett äldre barn på skolan visar.
Exempel på porrfilmer från två av världens mest populära porrsajter är:
“SisLovesMe – Shy Stepsister With Puffy Nips Mazy Myers Gets Her Tiny Pussy Stretched By Stepbro” – 34.4K, views, 87% likes. Noterad 11 januari 2023 på Youporn.
“STEPFATHER FUCKS TINY TEEN BECAUSE HIS WIFE WOULD NOT” –10.9M views, 87% likes. Noterad 11 januari 2023 på Pornhub.
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Den här typen av porrfilmer ligger ofta högt upp på startsidorna direkt när barnen kommer in på porrsajterna och det är vanligt att barn redan i lågstadieålder exponeras för s.k. “incest-porr” t.ex. genom att ett äldre barn på skolan visar. Det kan vara mycket skadligt för barn att se porr där det ser ut som att vuxna eller syskon förgriper sig på barn. Läs mer i vår kunskapsdel Hur påverkas barn? Det här är ett komplext och allvarligt problem. På porrsajterna finns ingen åldersverifikation, det är ofta helt omöjligt att veta hur gamla de medverkande är, om de är minderåriga eller ej.
Om du tror att ett barn har exponerats och mår dåligt rekommenderar vi att du tar professionell hjälp, t.ex. av skolkuratorn. Läs mer i Hur påverkas barn?.
Generellt gäller övriga expertråd även här: Prata lugnt, lyft av eventuell skuld eller skam, lyssna in barnets känslor, försök att inte överföra dina egna känslor.
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Repetera med barnet att snopp, snippa, rumpa, mun, hals, insida på lår och bröst för äldre tjejer är privata kroppsdelar. Läs mer om privata kroppsdelar, kroppslig integritet och “Stopp! Min kropp!” hos Rädda Barnen och Treskablinoll.
Försök ta reda på om barnet har exponerats för porr genom att ställa öppna frågor och utan att säga ordet porr, om barnet inte redan kan det ordet. Istället för ordet porr kan du fråga om barnet har sett bilder och filmer med naket. Berätta att det tyvärr finns bilder och filmer på internet där vuxna rör barns privata kroppsdelar, att det är fel och att det inte borde vara så. Berätta att det inte är bra för barn att se bilder eller filmer där vuxna eller andra barn rör barns eller vuxnas privata kroppsdelar.
Förklara för barnet att ingen vuxen, eller något barn, får röra vid, fota eller filma deras privata kroppsdelar eller be barnet röra barnets egna eller någon annans privata kroppsdelar. Räkna upp några exempel så att det blir konkret och barnet förstår vilka det är detta gäller. Du kan t.ex. säga till barnet: “Varken lärare, fritidsledare, fotbollstränare, en kompis syskon eller föräldrar, kusiner eller någon annan i familjen.
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Betona att det aldrig är barnets fel eller ansvar om det händer. Berätta att det är vanligt att barn mår dåligt och kan känna sig ledsna, och att det är helt okej att känna sig ledsen och må dåligt. Säg till barnet att det viktigt att barnet berättar för en vuxen som det känner sig trygg med om det har hänt.
Sök professionell hjälp vid behov. Vi uppmuntrar alltid att anmäla till Polisen om ett barn har utsatts, vid misstanke om brott.
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De flesta sociala medier har en åldersgräns på 13 år men det är vanligt att barn introduceras till exempelvis TikTok redan i lågstadiet av en kompis även om inte ditt barn har TikTok. Vissa sociala medier, t.ex. Twitter har inga begränsningar för porr. Men även de sociala medier som inte tillåter porr som bl.a. Instagram och TikTok tillåter att porrsajter och porrskådespelare har egna konton där de gör reklam för porr och länkar till porr.
Visa intresse för ditt barns liv på nätet och i sociala medier. Var till exempel med och titta, ställ frågor och visa att du vill lära dig av ditt barn som ofta vet mer om sociala medier än vi föräldrar gör. Låt tyngdvikten vara i det som är positivt och roligt med nätet. Det är viktigt att barnet inte upplever oss vuxna som oförstående för det som barnet tycker är roligt, eller dömande och tråkiga glädjedödare. Det allra viktigaste som vi ska förvalta är barnets förtroende och vilja att ha en löpande, nära dialog med sina trygga vuxna under hela uppväxten.
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Fråga om barnet har sett nakna bilder och filmer på nätet, men säg inte ordet porr om barnet inte redan känner till det för att barnet inte ska googla och exponeras.
Ställ öppna frågor om olika förkortningar för ord på nätet och när andra i klassen pratar för att ta reda på om hen t.ex. har hört begreppen “MILF”, “DILF” och “Daddy”. Säg inte begreppen själv om du inte märker att barnet redan känner till dem, precis som med ordet porr, för att de inte ska googla och kanske hamna på porr.
Om barnet har hört begreppen kan du fråga om hen vet vad de betyder och vad hen får för tankar kring det. Prata tillsammans som vi föreslår i förra tipset om att det är fel och skadligt om det händer ett barn på riktigt och att det aldrig är barnets fel. Det är helt okej att berätta att man som vuxen själv kanske inte förstår hur det kan bli en så populär och normaliserad trend.
Lyssna in och öppna upp för barnets egna tankar och känslor. Var tydlig med att det är fel och olagligt om vuxna gör något sexuellt med barn eller ber barn göra något sexuellt med sig själva eller andra och att det alltid gäller både på nätet och utanför nätet.
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Prata om att det är helt naturligt att man kan vara nyfiken på kropp och sex och inget fel eller något att skämmas för. Betona att alla ska få utveckla och definiera sin egen sexualitet i sin egen takt.
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When your child starts to come into contact with social media on their own phone or an older sibling’s or friend’s phone, there is a risk that the child may be contacted by adults who want to harm the child through so-called grooming. Be on the alert about your child’s contact with social media. There are adults who send messages and nude pictures to a child or ask the child to send nude pictures of themselves or to take pictures of their siblings or friends and send nude pictures of them. So it’s important to teach children about private body parts and tell them that no-one is allowed to ask the child to photograph and send pictures of their private body parts. Also, tell them not to share private information such as their name, home address, school, etc.
Help your child register a username on social media instead of using their own name since that reduces the risk of someone who wants to harm them being able to search for them. Also help to activate privacy settings on the child’s accounts.
Tell them that you’ll never get angry if something happens and that you’ll always help and support them. Unburden the child of any feelings of guilt or shame and thank your child for having the confidence in you to tell you. Get professional help if you need it, e.g. from a school counsellor.You can read more about nude pictures and grooming and get more advice on the Swedish Police website If you suspect that a sexual offence is being committed against a child online, you must report it to the police.
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We recommend complying with the age recommendations of the various social media platforms. It’s usually easier if you join forces with other parents in your child’s various activities and agree to comply with the age recommendations together. One tip is to raise it at a parents’ meetings or send out the proposal in an email thread to other parents of children at your child’s activities or in their group of friends.
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A lot of children are on social media platforms that they’re not old enough to be on. Twitter, which has an age limit of 13, has no restrictions on pornography. It is completely unrestricted on the platform. However, there are restrictions on many other social media platforms, e.g. Instagram and Tiktok.
But, just like other commercial companies, the pornography industry also uses social media, such as Snapchat and Instagram, to market itself, generate curiosity and build its fanbase.
Porn sites and people who take part in pornography, or “creators” as they are called on OnlyFans, have their own social media accounts, often with millions of followers. On Instagram for example, it’s possible to link directly to an account on OnlyFans or to porn sites such as Pornhub via Linktree, among others.OnlyFans is a large social media platform that saw rapid growth during the pandemic.
It’s common for young girls to use it to sell pictures of themselves with no clothes on and home-made pornography featuring them. Unfortunately, OnlyFans has shortcomings in its age verification for people creating accounts in order to watch and for people taking part in the material.That’s another reason why it’s important to show interest in what your child is doing and experiencing online. Ask open-ended questions and listen carefully if the child knows what, for example, OnlyFans is. Talk about it in an individually-appropriate way.
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Have the talk in an everyday situation that’s comfortable for you both. For example, conversation usually flows well when you’re moving or doing something together, such as going for a walk or cooking.
Examples of questions to initiate the conversation:
Show interest in the child’s internet. Ask what the child likes and ask the child to show you what they do and what they watch.
Ask questions in the third person. Has anyone in their class watched or shown videos containing nudity?
Ask whether the child is curious about sex and what they know about sex and what they’d like to know. You can say that you understand if the child is curious about what the body looks like or what it looks like when someone has sex.
One convenient way to start the conversation is to use a third party as a starting point. For example, put an age-appropriate book or article on the kitchen table.
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You’re welcome to read on, but don’t think that you need to be skilled to have the perfect big talk. If you do think that, it often doesn’t come off or it happens after the child’s first exposure to pornography rather than before. None of us is skilled in this area, which is also developing at lightning speed. For example, the pornography industry is constantly finding new ways of marketing itself and there are new trends as far as content is concerned. The important thing is that no child should to be left alone with experiences from pornography that can be traumatising. So don't put off the talk!
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If it feels awkward to talk to your child, bear in mind that you’ve talked about things that felt uncomfortable before, perhaps if the child experienced something nasty on TV or someone was getting bullied at school. You know your child. Trust your relationship and have confidence that you’ll find your way in this conversation as well. Children often want to talk to adults about both positive and negative powerful experiences, but they don’t always bring them up themselves. It’s therefore important for us adults to have the talk regularly!
Since children of the same age can be at different levels, it’s important to adapt the conversation to your particular child. Also take a look at the tips for secondary school, so you know what we highlight there.
The expert tips have been developed in consultation with our experts in the Inheritance Fund [Swedish Inheritance Fund] project The New Normal, including:
Linn Heed
Licensed psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, sexologist
Brandon Sekitto
Family therapist, intercultural communicator
Lotta Kajving
School counsellor, behavioural scientist and certified sex counsellor
Dani Lind
Producer of the film “High Speed Internet Porn and the Experiment Generation"
Mikis Kanakaris
Activity developer & discussion leader, stiftelsen 1000 Möjligheter & Unga Relationer
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STEP 2:
ACTIVATE DIGITAL CHILD PROTECTION
Did you know that Apple & Google, as well as other companies, have their own free digital child protection that you can activate for your child? There’s no such thing as watertight protection, but they limit the risk of younger children being accidentally exposed to sites containing violence and pornography, etc.
Follow the steps below to protect your child from exposure to porn & violence. It's easy, free and only takes 60 seconds! Activate both Apple and Google Child Protection if your child uses Apple products, i.e. an iPhone, iPad or Mac computer.
Apple products (Safari browser)
1. Go to "Settings"
2. Tap on "Screen time"
3. Tap "Content & Privacy Restrictions"
4. Select "Content restrictions"
5. Tap "Web content"
6. Tap "Limit Adult Websites"
7. To further enhance safety on an Apple iPhone, you can tap "Use Screen Time Passcode” under “Screen Time”", click on "Use password for Screen Time" and choose a 4-digit passcode. The code is then requested for access to the sites restricted by Apple.
Also activate Google SafeSearch if your child has an iPhone
1. Visit google.se
2. Tap "Settings"
3. Tap "Search settings", under SafeSearch and select "Filter"
4. Tap "Save" at the bottom of the page
You can optimize the child protection on Google's browser by creating a separate account for the child where you specify the child's age, then Google understands that it is a child using the browser.
DONE!
Below is an even clearer description with screen views.
Apple products
Activate
Go to “Settings” and tap “Screen Time”
Tap “Content & Privacy Restrictions”
Enable “Content & Privacy Restrictions”
Select “Content Restrictions”
Tap 'Web content'
Tap "Limit Adult Websites"
To further enhance safety on an Apple iPhone, you can tap “Use Screen Time Passcode” under “Screen Time” and choose a 4-digit passcode. The code is then requested for access to the sites restricted by Apple.
DONE!
Also activate Google SafeSearch if your child has an iPhone
Google SafeSearch
Visit google.se
Tap “Settings”
Tap “Search settings”, under SafeSearch and select “Filter"
Tap “Save” at the bottom of the page
DONE!
Also activate it on iPads and computers.
Also activate Google SafeSearch if your child has an iPhone or an Android phone.
PRINTA OCH DELA UT:
“AKTIVERA APPLES & GOOGLES BARNSKYDD PÅ 60 SEKUNDER”
Create a pornography-free zone around your child by giving out our guide on how to activate Apple & Google child protection in 60 seconds to all parents with children at your child’s school, after-school club, basketball team & in their group of friends! The only way to protect your child is to protect all the children around your child.
A QR code in the guide also leads to age-appropriate expert tips on how to have that all-important porn talk!
Spread it also digitally e.g. in Whatsapp chats & email loops with other parents!
Effective & super easy!
STEP 3:
CREATE PORN-FREE ZONES AROUND YOUR CHILDREN
It is common for children to expose each other to pornography – often as young as primary school age! You can create pornography-free zones around your child by distributing our child protection guide with Google SafeSearch & Apple Child Protection to other parents in your child’s class at school, your child’s group of friends & basketball team.
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Digital child protection is used to limit involuntary exposure to online pornography for younger children of preschool, primary and junior school age. No digital child protection is one hundred per cent reliable and it must always be combined with regular individual and age-appropriate conversations.
As a parent, you can’t sit back and assume that child protection will do all the work and that your child can tell the difference between sex and the aggressive acts that happen without consent in pornography. Fortunately, you can make a big difference by talking to your child.
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Digital child protection has the same effect as Systembolaget. It’s not impossible to buy alcohol or get around digital child protection, but they limit access to some extent. Raising the age for first exposure makes a big difference. It’s often more difficult for younger children to cope with their reactions.
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There are millions of free pornography sites on the internet that are open to everyone regardless of age. It is common for children to be involuntarily exposed to porn as early as primary school, for example by a friend or an older sibling. It is common for mainstream pornography to contain humiliation and physical aggression such as strangulation and gagging, and often alludes to incest. Due to its easy accessibility, pornography has become many children's primary sex education, sometimes the only one. Children also sometimes expose other children to acts they have seen in pornography. Read more here about how children can be affected by pornography.
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Myt: “Digitala barnskydd tar alltid bort HBTQI-information och sexualupplysningsidor.”
Fakta: Det är enkelt att kontrollera att ett digitalt barnskydd inte tar bort sidor med sexualupplysning och HBTQI-information t.ex. umo.se, rfsu.se, rfsl.se och snaf.se. Det är lika så enkelt att korrigera om en viss webbsida skulle tas bort av misstag.
Myt: “Digitalt barnskydd fungerar inte”
Fakta: Digitala barnskydd avser yngre barn i förskole-, låg- och mellanstadieålder där det har en betydande effekt. Det finns inget digitalt barnskydd som har 100% effekt precis som det inte finns något dörrlås, brandvarnare eller Systembolag som är 100% effekt. Dörrlås kan brytas upp, brandvarnare kan gå sönder och det går att be en person över 18 år att köpa ut alkohol. Den som vill ta sig runt ett digitalt barnskydd kommer alltid kunna göra det, men samhället begränsar olika saker som är skadliga för barn så gott det går. Digitala barnskydd har även ett viktigt normbildande signalvärde. Det finns olika digitala barnskydd som har mer eller mindre effekt. Därför är det viktigt att testa valt alternativ regelbundet och att kombinera digitala barnskydd som begränsar yngre barns kontaktyta till pornografi med porrfri policy, individ- och åldersanpassad regelbunden porrkritisk undervisning och porrkritiska samtal.
Myt: “Digitala barnskydd är kontraproduktivt eftersom de bidrar till att samtalen uteblir.”
Fakta: Forskning vid Uppsala universitet* 2016 visar att endast ett fåtal av barnen i studien hade pratat med en vuxen om pornografi. Vid den tidpunkten hade majoriteten av kommunerna inte aktiverat digitala barnskydd mot pornografi i skolorna och lika så hade mycket få föräldrar hade aktiverat barnskydd till sina barn på privata digitala enheter, ändå uteblev samtalen. Samtalen uteblir alltså oftast oavsett om det finns något digitalt barnskydd eller ej - om inte vuxna aktivt initierar samtalen. Därför är det viktigt att porrprevention innehåller en helhetslösning som både begränsar yngre barns kontaktyta till pornografi kombinera digitala barnskydd med porrfri policy, individ- och åldersanpassad regelbunden porrkritisk undervisning och porrkritiska samtal. Källa:
*Magdalena Mattebo, Uppsala universitet, 2016
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In 2022, the Council of Europe passed a resolution strongly recommending that all 46 Council of Europe Member States reduce approximately 100 million children’s exposure to pornography. The Council of Europe thus urges the Swedish government – which has still not acted to protect Sweden’s children from pornography in accordance with the Resolution – to meet and guarantee the Council of Europe’s requirements.
Porrfri Barndom has contacted the government to follow up on whether the government will act in accordance with the Council of Europe’s Resolution. So far, the government has not answered the question. Porrfri Barndom continues to follow up in order to get answers.
The Council of Europe has published the following text on the Council of Europe website:
“Digital devices should have built-in adult content blockers to protect children
All digital devices should have easy-to-use parental controls and tools for filtering and blocking pornographic material built into them by default in order to combat children's exposure to adult content, the Assembly said. These control tools should be “systematically activated in public spaces, such as schools, libraries and youth clubs”.
Unanimously adopting a resolution based on the report prepared by Dimitri Houbron (France, ALDE), the parliamentarians expressed deep concern at “the unprecedented exposure of children to pornographic imagery, which is detrimental to their psychological and physical development”. This exposure, they said, “brings increased risks of harmful gender stereotyping, addiction to pornography and early, unhealthy sex.””
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Ask your municipality if there is digital child protection in the municipality’s facilities for children such as schools, after-school clubs and libraries. You can send our pre-written citizen proposal “Hej kommun!" [Hello Municipality!] to your municipality’s info-mail or to the Chairperson of the Municipal Executive Board, regardless of whether or not the municipality accepts citizen proposals. Also ask whether there is digital child protection in your municipality on open wi-fi networks in public environments where children are present such as restaurants, shopping malls, play facilities, libraries, etc.
We can work together to drive development and increase child safety!
PRINTA OCH DELA UT INFOBLADET:
“SÅ HÖJER DU NÄTSÄKERHETEN RUNT DITT BARN!”
Create a pornography-free zone around your child by giving out our info sheet on how to activate Apple & Google child protection in 60 seconds to all parents with children at your child’s school, after-school club, basketball team & in their group of friends! The only way to protect your child is to protect all the children around your child.
A QR code in the guide also points to age-appropriate expert tips on how to have the important pornography talk!
Also spread it digitally, e.g. in Whatsapp chat & email loops with other parents!
Effective & super easy!
Give out the info sheet at your next parents’ meeting!
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One hot tip is to talk to one or more parents before the parents’ meeting so there are more of you raising the matter together. Then you’ve already started the process and can easily get more people with you.
One way to open up the conversation is to talk about how you became aware of the problem, e.g. you saw a post from Porrfri Barndom on social media.
Distribute the info sheet so everyone takes brief information home with them as well as the address of this website where they can find more help. In our experience, parents are grateful and happy for the help!
After the meeting, you can give out the info sheet in channels for the parents of children in the class, e.g. a WhatsApp chat, an email loop or a communal Facebook page!