Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids - Good Pictures Bad Pictures

I'm so thankful for a resource out there to help mom's educate their children about pornography. I believe it is becoming increasingly big problem in our culture and I'm thankful there are people fighting against it, I'm ready to join the fight!

Excellent way to explain to kids how pornography affects the brain. It is a great book for parents to use to broach this subject, takes all the cringe out of it and helps you help your kids protect themselves.

The perfect way to open the discussion with your child and give them the tools to deal with the bad stuff out there on the internet. Read it together or use it as a reminder and reference of what you have taught them.

Very helpful. Straightforward. Grateful to have this book as a tool to supplement what I have been teaching our kids about what is appropriate & what is not. Such an important issue in our world today with all the devices everywhere.

I'm using this book to explain addiction and how our brain works with all kinds of emotions to my clients. Excellent! Every home with children needs this conversation and understanding. Gentle yet clear.

I have taken every precaution to protect my 3 young boys from the epidemic of pornography. But they're too young to really understand the implications of pornography addiction. This book is brilliant for explaining pornography to young kids in a way they can easily understand. Every home needs this book!!!

Easy to read, easy to understand. In today's world our children/grandchildren need all the help they can get.
This book is well worth the investment. Wish I would have bought more to give to my children.

I look forward to giving this to my children to share with their families. This is an important topic and there is so little out there to teach children how to avoid this addiction. Great book and beautiful watercolor illustrations.

This book is a terrific platform from which a parent can engage in discussions with their children to help prevent a future addictive behaviour. It should help parents who are unsure of how to start the discussion.

This book helped me feel comfortable teaching my kids about the dangers of pornography. The science part was very helpful. Dr. Poyner and Mrs. Jensen have given society a tool that is sorely needed in this day and age of unlimited access to filth.

This book is full of actual tools kids can use when confronted with pornography. It not only helps kids recognize pornography, it helps them know what to do. Good Pictures, Bad Pictures gives the power back to the kids. It takes the mystery out of pornography and gives knowledge to kids. Thanks for a great tool!

I recently purchased this book & love it. It doesn't feel awkward or weird at all now to think about having this conversation with my young children. Honestly, I can't wait to start reading this book together with them!

I purchased this book to read with my 2 young sons. I am very happy with how the book explains our brain & our feelings in ways that children can understand. I would recommend buying it to anyone with young children.

We read this book with our 7 and 9 year old sons. The material was very age appropriate. We haven't yet had the sex talk with our boys so I was concerned it might be too explicit but it wasn't. It had just enough info to help my kids understand how harmful pornography can be without going in to details they weren't ready for yet.

The strategies the book presented for dealing with pornography have led to some great conversations. My boys have seemed empowered by the idea that "their thinking brain" can help them make good choices. This book definitely helped us to see that we shouldn't avoid the topic of pornography and just hope our children never come across it. I would recommend Good Pictures Bad Pictures to any family that wants to keep their children safe from pornography.

I'm so glad I have this book to teach my kids about the harms of pornography. It makes it so much easier to teach them and talk to them. I'm starting to talk to them about it at young ages so we can have an open (hopefully) dialogue. My kids are still very young but I hope to give them information and skills to not get sucked into bad pictures.

I'm glad we got this and went over it with our 10 and 12 year olds. The book isn't long. You could probably read the whole thing in 30 minutes. We took a couple different weeks to go over the material with our kids. It uses appropriate language. Some of the examples are nebulous, non-scientific and a little confusing to me but I understand the intent is to help a younger reader understand. I think sometimes the analogies are overdone. Kids talked openly about their exposure to bad pictures online and now clearly know what to do when they see something inappropriate, which unfortunately happens as kids search the Internet, even innocently.

Such a well thought out book - based on the science of addiction and the not-well-known risks of porn use. Yet put in a such a gentle manner. A harsh reality that kids on the internet NEED to know about - but without being overly frightening. Most importantly this book provides a helpful set of responses that can be drilled and remembers. It reminds me of the chants our kids learned about what to do if you find a gun somewhere:
"Stop! Don't touch! Leave the area. Tell and adult."

This is the best book I have found to teach kids about the dangers of pornography. It explains how the brain works when exposed to pornography-- really adding to a child's understanding. When reading this book to my three boys, it made the subject easy to talk about and really opened up lines of communication with them. I highly recommend this book!!!

It makes perfect sense to teach my children about building there own internal firewall! I have read this to my 5 year old and he totally got it. Thank you so much for this easy to read book and for explaining the brain in a way that helps my child understand the dangers at this young age without the topic being scary. I've known that I needed to educate my children about pornography but I did not know how to go about it until now. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is a must have for every parent out there.

My kids are 7, 4 and 2. We started reading it when our son was 6, and still go back and review concepts when it comes up. We plan on doing the same with our other kiddos and now that we have the information we can also give it as it comes up organically.

This is a book EVERY parent should own. Whether you read it aloud with your child or use the information and present it in your own way, it is NECESSARY information. It is age appropriate and explains what an addiction is and why it's harmful. It fosters open communication between parent and child. I recommend this book to everyone I know!!

Good Pictures Bad Pictures guides parents in teaching their kids about the harmful effects of pornography. While moral reasons for avoiding pornography are important, such as objectifying the body and associating sex with violence, this book takes largely biological approach about how the brain is affected by pornography. It also has ideas that kids can use to protect themselves from pornography exposure. A great resource to help parents talk to their kids about this difficult issue. -- Amy Cluff, LCSW

Fantastic book about educating children on protecting themselves from pornographic pictures. It's short and sweet, but still super informational. It's appropriate for all the ages of my children - 10, 8, 6, and 4 years old - and the younger ones are still very innocent/naive. They all read it with me. It empowers children to make conscientious decisions about pornography.

Pornography ruins lives, yet many parents fail to warn their children of its dangers. This book gives parents a comfortable and straight-forward script for this all-important talk with their children. Better yet, it teaches children several strategies they can employ at any age to stay safe. Bravo for this "stitch in time."

This is an excellent resource for parents to teach their children to be safe from harmful images. Pornography addiction is the doorknob to divorce in our society, but is a well-kept secret by the millionaire publishers. Don't be lulled into complacency on this topic.

For my 5 year old boy, the material verbatim and the occasional illustration is not enough to keep his attention (not a bed time story). So what I did was to take the material flow and turn it into my own words in about a 2 or 3 minute lesson we talk about once weekly. This works for us. As he gets older we will re read this and adapt the material more to his understanding.

Reading Good Pictures Bad Pictures to any child will empower them by first, helping them to understand what pornography is and why it is so destructive and addictive to the brain. This book also gives children a plan to escape if they ever stumble across pornography. Good Pictures Bad Pictures is certain to save many children and teenagers, from the pitfalls of addiction caused by viewing pornography.

I am so glad I found this book. I purchased it for my grand kids (ages 8 to 12). Great explanations and examples. I'm going to recommend it to our elementary Bible Study leader. Everyone with small children or grandchildren needs this teaching guide.

I've used this several times already with my 6 year old son. I love the way in which the problem of pornography is presented to children. It's simple to understand, but it also "grows" with your child. It's helpful as a parent to have a guide to use to talk with my children about pornography and offer them solutions to dealing with it when (not if) they are exposed to it.

I am so grateful for this book! It handles the issue of pornography in a way that even school-aged children can learn how to become powerful against pornography. This is so needed!!!! Children are being exposed to porn at very young ages, many are getting their first taste of it on unsupervised school computers and parents need to give their children the tools to protect their children BEFORE they are exposed to it. This book is a great tool to do just that!

The reading took a half hour. Dialog flows easily in first person writing style from the child’s point of view. The information is invaluable and a good means to help. I would even suggest reading it out loud like a script together. It’s very well written and hopefully can instruct and educate the young people in our families. I’m very impressed. I can personally vouch for author, Dr. Poyner.

This is a great book for elementary age children. It is well written, clear and concise and teaches in a storybook fashion. However, it beats around the bush and would be too indirect for a child 12 and older in my opinion.

As a grandparent, I thought that porn was mainly a problem for adult relationships. I didn't realize how dangerous this could be for a young mind. The internet has certainly increased the hazards in raising children, and this book addresses that danger in a concise and easily understood and age appropriate way. Thank you to the author for writing this book, and helping parents (and grandparents) protect their children from this adversary. Knowledge is power, and you have empowered all who take the time to read this book to a child. Well done!

As a mother of young children, I worry about pornography and the damaging and long term effects it can have on young minds. I've struggled with how to talk my children about shunning pornography without exposing them to the negative ideas I'm trying to avoid in the first place! It's a tough line to walk, and yet it must be done, if we are to save our kids from potential addictions, low self-esteem, skewed views of intimacy and relationship problems.

Thankfully, Kristen A. Jenson has written an extremely valuable book to teach children about "good pictures" and "bad pictures" and what to do when faced with the latter. Her action steps give children a clear path to follow, with an easy-to-remember acronym, when they encounter these images--a too frequent occurrence in our digital world. This is an excellent book to share with children in a non-threatening, non-awkward way. Thank you so much, Ms. Jenson!

I've never seen a resource like this, yet every home with children NEEDS it. Like that first cigarette, a child's reaction to their initial and subsequent exposures to pornography will probably shape their life.
This topic has always been uncomfortable for me to discuss with my 6 children, but there are few things that are more important for them to be savvy about. So... how can I comfortably discuss this with my kids in a way that keeps them (and me!) comfortable, yet shares enough information to keep them safe?
This book does the job PERFECTLY. Everything we needed to know was there, no one was pushed outside their comfort zone, and it was done in under 30 minutes. And I really believe the creative strategies taught through this story will effectively minimize the impact of pornography in the lives of my children.

It's WAY too wordy for most kids. It was exhausting reading all the small print. They need to make it simpler, with less essays and informational appendages. Other than that, there's a real need on the market for books helping parents combat pornography.

Good Pictures Bad Pictures is a great resource for parents in addressing the potential harm of pornography to young children. The simple, illustrated book takes a proactive approach with children, knowing that it's not IF your child will be exposed to pornography, but when.

I like this approach that brings the issue of pornography addiction out of the darkness and gives kids the tools and confidence to know how to handle encounters with pornography. Backed with brain research, social science, and lived experience, this water-color illustrated picture book is a great starting point for both sharing information and opening dialogue on the issue with your children.

The book's approach is secular, so parents may want to delve deeper into the moral implications of viewing pornography. I'll be supplementing it with a healthy dose of the Theology of the Body.

Love, love, love this book! It does a fantastic job of teaching children, or anyone, the dangers of pornography in a healthy, educational, easy-to-understand way. It provides opportunities to open up communication with children about what they are learning about in the book. Pornography is spreading like wildfire and touches everyone's lives. It is SO important to start at a very young age to teach children what pornography is, how to avoid it, and what to do when they come across it accidentally or otherwise. This is a book you can be comfortable leaving on your coffee table to allow anyone to read at any time. It is great for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and even adults without children in their lives. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

As a teacher of grades 5-8 and a mother of 5, I can't recommend this book enough. The look on my students faces when I mentioned that they'd probably seen pictures at some point that they knew weren't appropriate told me all I needed to know. Every single one of them had the "How does she know?" look. They LOVED going through it. I split it up over four days and they were so into it I thought I'd been transported back to kindergarten and was reading a fairytale. They were asking all morning, "Is it time to read the book yet?" I used it at home as well with almost the same response. This book will give children the tools and knowledge they need (and they must have both) to combat the evils that await them - often even in the "safety" of their own homes. That is invaluable in helping my kids have healthy minds. Thank you.

You may not know that you know...but...

EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO IS ADDICTED TO PORNOGRAPHY.

Pornography is a plague destroying families, agency, and ultimately self-esteem.

Pornography is touching the lives of even our young children.

Never before has it been so important to teach children the effects of looking at pornography.

This book is PERFECT for doing just that!

This book will teach children:

*The difference between good pictures and bad pictures.

*Why pornography is harmful.

*What pornography addiction is.

*The difference between the "feeling brain" and the "thinking brain."

*The way the "attraction center of the brain" works.

*How and why pornography tricks the brain.

*What you CAN DO when you see pornography.

"To stay safe in the digital age, kids must install an internal filter in their own brain. Good Pictures Bad Pictures shows them how."

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK TO UNDERSTAND THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHY.

BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN!
BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER!
MAKES IT EASY TO TALK ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY!

If you have young children PLEASE read and discuss this book with them.
We need to talk more about pornography!
Take the secrecy and shame from it!
It hurts! Let's fight back!

Good Pictures Bad Picturesfollow is the story of a mom and dad talking to their son about “good pictures” and “bad pictures”. Together, mother and child learn how pornography can poison your mind and the powerful, addictive control it can have over you (often times more so than substance abuse). Mother teacher son how to recognize pornography, how it affects your brain and body, how little bodies react when innocent eyes see it, the different parts of the brain that are affected, and a plan to help fight it’s influence. Dad reenforces the lessons given and adds his perspective. Using the imagery of “the thinking brain” and “the feeling brain” you and your child can easily talk about how pornography often times leads to addictions, dehumanization, and lies. I was amazed at how well this book tackled this difficult subject. In the introduction the authors list the reasons for writing this book, tell you how the book is organized, and how to use it. It is written in a way that can appeal to parents of children of ALL ages. There is no graphic content and it can be easily understood by children young and old, regardless of their knowledge of the reproductive system.

There are so many things about parenting that no one warns you about. How to protect your kids from the pervasive influence of pornography is one of them. We know very well how we need to be proactive in protecting our children from physical harm, kidnapping, molestation, etc.; protecting them from their own minds and destructive behaviors is just as important. Teach your boys AND your girls (this is no longer an exclusively male issue) how to recognize pornography, flee from it when they see it, and (most importantly) to be open and honest with you when it happens… because in this day and age, it’s not a matter of if… but when.

{I received a copy of this in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own}

Good Pictures Bad Pictures is a read-aloud story to prepare young kids to reject pornography
· It’s a comfortable (easy, stress-free, natural) way to approach a difficult topic
· The beautiful watercolor illustrations add to the comfortable feel of the book
· Kids learn they have two brains, the thinking brain and the feeling brain, and the thinking brain needs to stay in charge.
· Kids learn about the addiction process and how to avoid addictions of all kinds
· The book features an easy-to-remember 5-point CAN DO action plan for kids to use when they are exposed to pornography. (This may be the best take away from the book because it teaches kids how to minimize the impact of very shocking and memorable images which often pique a child’s natural curiosity, leading them to look for more pornography. It’s like teaching kids how to put the fire out before it consumes their brain.)
· The book features easy-to-understand analogies that simplify addiction and brain science
· Each chapter ends with a summary and space for jotting down questions and ideas
· A glossary and resource list are provided at the back of the book
· Even young kids who have not had the “sex talk” can safely learn the basics of how to respond to viewing “bad pictures”

This book was the key to be getting over me fear of talking to my kids about pornography. Since reading the book, I've been able to have several conversations or just little chats about good pictures and bad pictures, pornography, internet saftey, difficult situations my kids have had with friends or at school, and how to handle them. My kids say the word pornography without batting an eyelash, it's just another word to them and like stranger. They tell me about times they've heard friends say things that make them feel uncomfortable or photos or websites they've come across online and even movie scenes that just don't feel right to them. I feel like helping them create an internal filter for their own brains is so much more powerful than an internet filter could ever be (even though we definitely have those too!!). Thanks for such an amazing book, it really jump started these conversations in our family!

This is an excellent book to teach children the dangers of pornography and addiction. I love the simple words used to explain what pornography is and I love the "can do" plan for how to reject pornography in the future. I also love the thinking brain vs feeling brain. This is such a good visual tool to help children understand what is happening with their bodies and their minds when they see inappropriate images or videos. I love that there are people out there to write books like this that help parents teach their children the importance of internal filters. We live in a pornographic world and need these tools to help teach the next generation how and why to stay away from such degrading addictive material. We need help to know how to strenghten their internal filters. This book is that help! I love it!

I read this book to my 5-year-old. He liked it. He did a chapter/day. We also did some "fire drills" where i pretend to be another kid who told him to look at my phone. If another kid ask my son to look at their phone, he has been instructed to ask without looking "What is it?" If they give a vague answer like "Just look! It's really funny." He knows not to look. Sometimes i do this "drill" just in passing to help make his resistance second nature.
Thanks to the makers of Good Pictures Bad Pictures and some creativity, i believe my son has some starter-tools to defend his mind from porn.

It is a sad commentary on society that a book like this has to be but each of us need to realize how insidious a problem this is. Our children are being subjected to this from so many directions and once they have seen pornography for the very first time the tip of the iceberg has been exposed. I know that each of us want to say that "my child would never do that". The problem is that your child may not have a choice. A schoolmate may have found something at home or gotten it from a older brother or sister or worse they may have been given it by a stranger. Wherever it comes from our children need to be fortified. How do we do that? "Good Pictures Bad Pictures" provides the venue to talk to our children and give them the direction to avoid becoming addicted to pornography.

As the director of The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter: Finding Light in the Darkness of Pornography Addiction, I am often in situations or at events where people want to know how to teach their children about pornography. This is a book I recommend all the time for parents with children 5 years or older. As a fellow in the fight against an increasing public health crisis created by pornography (because of the mass amounts, ease of access online, and violence it portrays as "fantasy"), I find this book a GREAT tool for parents. Especially for parents at a loss as to how to talk to their kids about pornography. This picture book portrays in a clear and concise way how start a conversation with your children on the subject. Some reviews point out that the definition of pornography in the book is flawed. But it is challenging to come up with a simple definition for 5 year olds without saying too much. I think Kristen handled it well. As your children age and your conversations continue (please don't think a one-time reading of this book will ever be enough) you can increase their understanding of what a "bad picture" could be. This is a needed resource to help prepare our children for living in a sexually toxic culture.

I am so glad i purchased this. I was skeptical at first and fearful that it might be too soon for my 7-year-old, but also wanting to be proactive. After he encountered some bad ads tonight on the internet (even with parental controls!) we sat down and read the book. He related to it very well. It was written in a way that he was paying attention, understanding. At the end of the day, we both felt really good! It helped him understand and process the pictures he came across tonight, helped him understand he made correct choices in turning away and telling me, and now armed with his Can Do, plan we have a plan in place to help him avoid more in the future. This was an amazing experience for our family! I can't say enough about it!

This book is just excellent. These important concepts are communicated through a story about a boy talking with his mom and dad. We just read the book to our children, and we asked questions, they asked questions, and we had a great discussion during and after each chapter. The book is nine chapters long, but each chapter is short and has pictures. It gets the information across very effectively, without losing the kids' attention. I think it is so important for people to understand that pornography affects the brain, and can create an addiction that can be even harder to break than being addicted to drugs or alcohol. And I love that it gives kids an action plan for what to do not IF but WHEN they see pornography. In today's world, it will happen at some point. This book has helped us as parents be proactive and arm our children against this evil in today's world. Highly recommend!

This is a must have book for every family. Don't wait, just purchase it! I never know how little or much to talk to my kids about this stuff, and this book lays it out so nicely! A perfect amount of information, this book opens up conversation beautifully. It makes a "hush-hush" topic become perfectly fine to discuss, which I believe will help to prevent addiction through curiousity. My only regret is that I wish I would have had it before they encountered porn so their little hearts and minds would have known what to do. My oldest is only 7! PLEASE buy this book and don't be afraid to introduce the topic. It is not "if," but "when" they will encounter porn and they need to be prepared!

What I loved about this book was that it took a subject that is so damaging and harsh and provided a soft yet effective way to address it. As technology becomes more readily available and accessible to children so have the harmful things that come with it. I must admit that as an adult, I had no idea that this was a growing issue for children. After reading this book I feel more empowered to and educated on how to address this issue. I recommend this book for all parents. Even if you are not aware of your child having been exposed to pornography, I believe that this is a helpful and necessary way to proactively tackle the subject. The reality is that you cannot stop or always prevent your children from being exposed to these things but you can certainly equip them with the knowledge they need to respond correctly.

As a mother, grandmother and former elementary educator, I found this a very valuable book. It presents a clear plan for talking with your children and understanding how they can be in control and make good choices. I've made sure that each of my 4 children have a copy of this book in their homes and have used it with their little families. None of my 13 grandchildren are too young to be taught about their "thinking brain" and their "feeling brain." I applaud Jenson in her efforts to bring this needed tool to parents and children. Thank you, Kristen.

This book is very well written and nicely illustrated. Designed to be read to a child, the content is a clear and simple discussion of the reality of exposure to pornography and how pornography affects the brain, along with an easy-to-remember strategy to help kids to resist the pull of pornography when they encounter it.

Excellent book that provides some great talking points and an easy way for parents to have a discussion with their children. I am a therapist myself who specializes in working with addicts including pornography addicts. Much of what is in this book are things I work on with adults, just in a more simplified way. I have referred many parents to this book.

This is a perfect way to constructively have a conversation with my children about every aspect of why Pornagraphy is harmful. I feel like I know what to say and how to say it to my child after reading it. This could be the turning point in helping to prevent hundreds of children in future generations from becoming a slave to porn. Porn is ruinous to millions daily. It has ruined multiple families that I know personally. It not only ruins the person viewing it, it wrecks the lives of those that they love and can have indelible effects that last the rest of their lives. The saddest example I have ever seen was of a 15 year old boy in a documentary on the addictions of Porn, who tearfully broke down as he told of how it was just one encounter one day that led to years of hard work to escape his addiction! Which he did not. Buy this book if you love your sons, if you love your daughters, if you love your mother, if you love your sisters, if you love aunts , etc...

I think most people would probably agree that if you wait to talk to your kids about the dangers of pornography until they're teenagers, you've waited too long. But I don't think that there has ever been a "guide" or "how-to" that tells parents the best way to discuss a topic that can be very awkward and uncomfortable. This book is a great solution for that problem. It helps parents to have a comfortable way to talk to their kids about pornography. It is even applicable to younger children, with some adjustments for age-appropriate language. I have a 4 year old and I thought it was very helpful to use this book to open up a comfortable discussion with our child about not just pornography but about sexuality in general. Keeping in mind, of course, that as a parent you know what is age-appropriate for your child.

This book is a very good tool for parents and children. It is a must read for all parents trying to raise respectful and respected children. This book will aid in steering the child to self-respect and respect for others in that it shows children how to avoid addiction and encourages control of one's own bodily responses. Kudos to the author and illustrator.

This book was fantastic for teaching my older boys what pornography is, how to identify it, why we should stay away from it and how to stay away.

The examples were perfect for explaining to my children in a way they could understand. It didn't feel clinical or cheesy. My children felt comfortable with it.

Especially helpful are the tips for what to do if the children accidentally view it. Now my children say that they will tell somebody and feel comfortable knowing the difference between pornography and other things they might witness.

It also allowed for the opportunity to discuss pornography with them that didn't feel forced or uncomfortable.

It took me less than an hour to read this book. I read it slowly and reread certain sections. I plan on reading this book with each child individually twice a year. The knowledge taught in this book needs to be reviewed, so that when children are exposed to pornography they will have the knowledge to make wise choices.

I was very impressed with the effectiveness of this book. It is written to a child's level, with clear explanations of how the brain operates and tricks a person into addictive behaviors with regard to pornography. Moreover, it offers the child a plan for approaching the inevitable exposure this day and age presents. So glad my sons will be armed with the CAN-DO plan!

Good Pictures, Bad Pictures is a fantastic book for parents and educators to explain the impact of pornography to children. In a concise yet non-confronting manner, this book clearly steps out what pornography is; how it can make children feel; what to do when they see it; how the process of addiction works; and what steps to take to put their thinking brain in charge of their feeling brain. As a sexologist and educator, I always recommend this book in my sessions. It makes for a fabulous resource and defence against the impacts of pornography on children. http://www.lizwalkerpresents.com/

The book is cleverly written and well illustrated in a way that makes the meaning understandable to children. This book has already been an influence in my kids lives as after reading it they have become more aware of bad pictures and words that come up not only on the computer but in everyday life on billboards and signs around town. It's also a good reminder to parents who might be struggling with a porn addiction that they don't have to look at these things either. Highly recommended.

Before having a 7 year old do some "exploring" on dad's iPhone, I would have never thought that such a book as Good Pictures, Bad Pictures would be needed. Life happens, and sometimes it happens too late for us to introduce our children to the world around them, and we let the world do that for us. Take the time to read this WITH your kids and it will be a positive experience.

I would recommend this book to parents. All parents, but especially parents with children ages 5-8. This makes the intimidating topic of pornography easier to discuss with children. It is informative, yet sensitive. It gives enough information for children to know what is happening, but is not explicit. I have been looking for a book like this to help me teach my school age children about what to do when (not if) they see pornography since I know they have already been exposed to topics of sexuality from their peers. I believe prevention is key and that is what this book covers.

This book addresses the epidemic of pornography addiction in easy to understand, straightforward analogies. The time to try to prevent this addiction is when our children are young. This is a great tool to begin dialog on this very serious subject. It provides parents with a step by step, 5 point action plan that even young children can understand. Every family should own this book!

The best thing about this book, is it teaches children to take ACTION when this happens to them. It acknowledges their feelings, but also HELPS THEM to avoid having this experience in the future. Brilliant! should be in every classroom and in every family home, worldwide.

This book presents a dialogue between a mother and child from the perspective of the child, in which a definition of pornography is given, the fundamentals of brain function in the context of Addiction is explained in simple words, and a strategy for the children to protect themselves with the slogan "CAN DO" is given. An effective resource for parents who want to broach the difficult topic of pornography.

"Good Pictures, Bad Pictures" is written as a dialogue between a mother and son with clear explanations and analogies, along with beautiful artwork. My husband and I have wondered how to start a meaningful dialogue about pornography with our own children and this book walks us through the conversation in a story-book format and even provides a plan of action for children when they encounter pornography. I highly recommend this well-written book!

I was pleasantly surprised to find such useful and even scientific information in such easy to understand language. This is a great resource for parents to teach their kids, a great workbook for kids to cement their learning, and even a great resource for parents and adults to educated themselves on the dangers of pornography. It even includes a plan for kids (and adults) to use in avoid and escape from pornography.

I have had some very good conversations about my children, ages 6 and 7 about "pornography". This book makes it so easy to be able to teach our children how to protect themselves from pornography. I'm so thankful we received this as a gift, it has been a wonderful resource.

"Good Pictures Bad Pictures" is a much needed book for parents to help them combat the plague of pornography. It not only explains the potential problems of addiction to pornography but gives parents concrete steps to prevent the problem. It's very well written and has beautiful illustrations by Debbie Fox.

Good Pictures Bad Pictures helped to open up a comfortable dialogue with my kids about the dangers of pornography. Until now I struggled with how to adequately explain it to them. This book gave me the information I needed and helped me feel I was safely covering the subject with them. It's impossible to always monitor their screen time and what they click on and receive from others, but I feel more confidant that they know how to identify and protect themselves from pornography now.

This is a great book to help kids learn about pornography and why it is harmful. I won this as part of a giveaway, and I can't want for my son to get old enough, so I can read it with him. (He just turned 5).

This is a great book! My husband and I read it together first, then with our 3 daughters, ages 15, 12, & 9. We really liked it, and it helped spur good conversation and make things more comfortable to talk about.

Parents should read this to every child aged 5-14. Instead of just saying pornography is bad, it tells them what it is, why it's bad, and most importantly, what to do when they see it (because it today's world - they will).

This book is so beautifully clear in its message...bringing hope and a solution to parents and grandparents who understand the power of addictions and the havoc they create in our families. I particularly learned a great deal about the thinking brain and the feeling brain...it's about being mindful and using our thinking brain first and foremost. I really like this simple solution to a complicated subject. Thank you Kristen and Gail and Debbie. Let's hear more from you.

I read this book to my 12 year old daughter and she reacted very positively to it. I could see that she was happy to have the information. I am so grateful to have this book, as it helped me to provide critical information to my daughter, on a subject that I previously felt uncomfortable discussing with her.

Thank you for this clear, easy to understand book for children about a subject that needs to be addressed. Truly a Godsend. A must-have for any parents of young (or older) children. I have worried about how to protect my kids from the epidemic of pornography, and this helps so much. The watercolor artwork is beautiful as well.

I had been praying and praying about how I could help my grandchildren learn about the dangers of pornography. I read about GOOD Pictures BAD pictures in the Deseret NEWS (MY KEYBOARD HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING) NATIONAL EDITION. I IMMEDIATELY ORDERED SEVEN COPIES FOR EACH OF MY CHILDREN TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN. THANK YOU KIRSTEN JENSON AND ALL WHO HELPED WRITE THE BOOK. DIANE WARD, LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA

This book is so helpful, I makes a difficult subject approachable and easy to discuss with all children, and adults. The action plan for helping you deal with when (not if) you are exposed is fantastic. I cannot say enough good things about this book.

GREAT book. I think the "thinking brain" and "feeling brain" apply to so many aspects of our lives. It's a good reminder for all of us. All of our children will encounter it in some fashion - and this helps them know what they CAN DO! Highly recommend for all ages to discuss the dangers of pornography.

This book is an absolute must in every home library. This book offers a great way to introduce the subject of bad pictures to every child at every age. The book clearly gives children, and adults, tools to use when inevitable bad pictures are seen. Love it!

Great book! I would recommend it to any family with young children--especially with little boys! My boys were interested in the story and understood the concepts presented and the danger of pornography. Great to get the conversation started on a sensitive subject.

I am going to keep this review short and sweet. This book is absolutely fantastic! This book covers some really difficult topics in a friendly approachable way. Seriously, take a look at this book. Many people I know have found this book very helpful.

I purchased this book to open the discussion with my children and I think it will be helpful but is lacking. Primarily I have trouble with the chosen definition of pornography as any depiction (picture, cartoon, movie, etc) of the parts of your body covered by your bathing suit (an attitude of all nudity is sex), the only noted exception being a science book illustration. In addition I find the proposal that viewing pornographic images for even a second is damaging to your brain and you must take immediate action to be a bit extreme.

While these overly broad boundaries and extreme tactics may be just what some people are looking for, if you have any intention of visiting Europe, or an art museum, or owning a book about art, or National geographic magazines/videos, or watching many movies, you may need to have a more nuanced discussion with your child first.

Overall I feel the tactics of this book are similar to the tactics of Alcoholic anonymous where any consumption is seen as a failure. This is a perfectly appropriate tactic for people who have a confirmed problem and may be the tactic you want to take with your kids. That is for you to decide. Personally, if I had known these were the definitions and strategies presented, I doubt I would have purchased this book.

I can't figure out all the reviews here unless people must be from very different places than I am. I work in sex education, promoting safe sex and acknowledging that humans are sexual beings. I'm well aware of the research that porn messes up the brain by rewiring it. I do not think porn is good for anyone. That said, this book uses words like "good" and "bad" which actually isn't helpful in the long run. I can see this book actually making kids feel worse about themselves if they have come across porn in the past bc using words like "bad" can make the kid also feel that they are bad and I could see that bringing up a lot of shame. I think you can work at educating kids about porn's negative effects without pushing it to the shaming place. I think too it's almost tragic that "nudity" is put into a sentence with "bad images". Come on, people. Not all nudity is porn. What are these kids going to do when they come across the statue of David? Tasteful art pieces? A nude beach in Europe? They are going to immediately feel shamed now. This is the big problem with American culture and this creates more sex problems in the long run. The book also doesn't give enough reasons outside of the brain chemicals to avoid porn. How about focusing on some day creating a loving, mindful relationship with someone and what that would be like? Need to focus more on what to do and less on what not to.

While the content of this book is good, the author is blaming internet porn for a 17-year old molesting his younger siblings. Adults molest children because they've been molested, not from watching internet porn.

My kid 8 years old doesn't know what the pornography means yet. I just bought this book because the good pictures and bad pictures from the title page.
But there are so many places the term" pornography" appears inside book.
I am worried about what if my kid just might learn the new word he never heard yet, and show curiosity.
So, I decided not to read this book to my kid!
I think this is not appropriate for the young kids.

This book is written from a very narrow lens that in my personal and professional opinion exaggerates the potential for addiction. I've worked with children involved in the child welfare system for over ten years as a therapist and I couldn't disagree with this book more. Don't confuse this to mean that I condone pornography consumption by children, because I don't. I also don't find it necessary to lie to children about anything. I believe that this subject should be taught from a perspective of healthy boundaries and similar to how we address substance use in minors. It's fine to talk about the rational brain being under developed in children and waiting until a later age to begin engaging in risky behavior, but this book does not do that. This is clearly written from a moral and ethical stance that ALL pornography is wrong for anyone at any age. Finally, pornography consumption does not lend itself to sexually reactive behavior. You might want to address that in your justification for writing this book.

Well-intentioned but vastly misguided and full of unsupported mental health claims. This book may be more harmful to children than it helps. In 2012 the APA rejected all of "sex addiction," hypersexuality," and "pornography addiction" in DSM V (the diagnostic bible for psychology) for insufficient research and criteria, yet it pervades this book as if they were real diagnoses. Even worse, the idea that pornography itself "rewires" the brain has been repeatedly debunked, yet in these pages it's conflated with other conditions (such as chemical addiction and borderline personality disorder) and presented as a warning to kids. "Sex addiction" was listed once in DSM3 almost 30 years ago, then thrown out; the authors should have stuck to compulsive disorders, where there's actual science.

No doubt, compulsive behaviors can truly be harmful, whether focused on food, sex, drugs, porn, gaming, sports, praying, stealing, handwashing, or ANY other thing. Any compulsive behavior that disrupts a child's development is worth intervening in and redirecting. BUT if children and teens who are made to read this book later discover its arguments about "pornography addiction" were long ago rejected and debunked by mainstream psychology and modern medicine, the result will only be more damage to trust in the family.

There are dozens of good books addressing both compulsive behavior and sexuality in children, without the taint of these authors' quasi-religious ("purity" focused) negative views on normative sexual development, exploration, and relationships. By all means, if you're into using cognitive therapy to instill fear and conflict into children's minds about porn as a *focus* of a compulsive behavior instead of addressing the compusivity itself, buy this book and it will reinforce your thoughts. However, if you want to build trust and make positive change for a child with compulsive tendencies, skip this one. A far better book for parents is "Not My Kid: What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers" at http://www.the store.com/dp/0814722598 as a first step toward talking with children about sexuality (including porn and compusivity) in the bigger picture, without using crackpot theories to scare them straight. And for those children with more severe compulsions, no book will substitute for a therapist.

This book uses pseudoscience to teach children a shame about their sexuality they will spend year trying to escape. Porn use and porn addiction are in no way the same thing and if you want your children to be happy, healthy, and safe, run far away from this book. For god's sake just have a conversation with your kids about why they are too young for porn and how porn is a very distorted view of what sex and sexuality are. You don't need this piece of trash.