Childhood ‘is over at age 12’ – Parents blame internet porn and celebrity culture for the premature loss of innocence

By: American Decency Staff

 

 

 

Childhood now ends at the age of 12 because of a ‘toxic combination’ of influences including online porn and celebrity culture, a survey of parents has found.

Nearly three-quarters of mothers and fathers said childlike qualities are being lost before their children have entered their teens.

One in six complained their child’s innocence was lost as young as ten.

Just one in 50 said they managed to protect their child from growing up too soon before they were 16 – the age they felt their generation entered a more adult stage.

Just over 1,000 parents were questioned about ‘tweenagers’ – children aged seven to 13 – for online parenting site Netmums.

The vast majority, 89 per cent, said society is forcing children to mature too fast.

Innocence is under fire, they said, from the easy availability of internet porn, social media, celebrity culture, images of thin or overtly sexy celebrities and magazines aimed at young children that are filled with inappropriate content.

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