Before the days of social distancing and homeschooling caused by COVID, many parents relied on teachers to explain the birds and the bees to their kids. But now, as screen time continues to increase while children are stuck indoors, more parents are realizing they have to teach sex ed themselves. Another spot shows a father cutting his son's hair while being asked, "Hey dad, do you masturbate? In addition to the commercials, AMAZE teamed up with Melissa Pintor Carnagey of Sex Positive Families to create the AskableParent Guide to Porn, which features content around online pornography for parents as well as conversation starters to encourage healthy communication with kids about sexual health and development. Stay signed in. Forgotten password? Get the very latest news and insight from Campaign with unrestricted access to campaignlive.
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At 11, Sasha Bennington is too young to remember the days when Jordan was just a country and being branded 'fake' was something to be ashamed of. But maybe the youngster's biggest tragedy is that her mother, Jayne, 31, is in no hurry to paint a picture of how it used to be. All about the look: Sasha Bennington is just 11 but her mother loves the way she looks. Jayne is talking breezily about how Sasha had her first set of false nails glued on at eight, and now enjoys the sort of rigorous beauty regime - hair extensions, fake tans, pedicures - that was once the preserve of porn stars and Dolly Parton, not school children from Burnley in Lancashire. Still, times have changed. All girls their age are. Of course they are! Why else would you be able to buy make-up for pre-teens at Boots? But, around big cities, girls have got to be more forward and act older than they are. That's just the way it is.
If you have seen a video on Facebook of what looks like a young girl performing oral sex on a man, Facebook and law enforcement is warning that you should not share it. I can't imagine why you would share it, but what you should do is report it to the police and Facebook and then delete it immediately from your page. Some people are apparently sharing the video in the hopes that they can help the little girl, but if you share it, you could be charged with disseminating child pornography. It appears that the video originated in Alabama but has been shared nationally.
