A Change of Heart

Last month I wrote about how internet filters are not the best safeguard against internet smut, but I've since had a small change of heart. Filters can be good training wheels for younger people as they learn to navigate the internet and control themselves. Dr. Knutsen's lecture on the chemical soup that regulates our sex drive helped me see internet safety in a different light. I still maintain that our individual moral fiber is ultimately what keeps us from falling into the funnel of sexual arousal at inappropriate times, but youngsters, especially teenagers, are more vulnerable to their these hormones. Filters can provide a small barrier against making poor decisions while they mature. Even better, a combination of filters and having open conversation with your children will prepare them to make good decisions later in life once on their own.