Though it might sound like the cringiest of all human experiences in the world, one Indonesian mother has decided to take the sex education of her children into her own hands; by watching porn with them!
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Unusual parenting practice
Indonesian popstar Wahyu Setyaning Budi, known as Yuni Shara has shocked the world by admitting to watching porn with her two teenage sons. The mother of two believes that the best way of making sure that her children are getting the most accurate information regarding sex is to share the experience of watching pornography together. In an interview, the popstar said:
My children also happen to be open-minded. It's impossible for our children nowadays to not watch porn, whether it's 'anime' or any other kind that are available nowadays.
Backed up by medical experts
She also lets them watch porn freely as she believes they will end up doing it anyways, whether or not she approves of it. Agstried Piether, a Youth Education Psychologist at Rumah Dandelion, spoke to Indonesian media in regards to the scandal it caused to encourage other parents to be more open about social taboos. By doing so, Piether explains that it will help demystify obscurities surrounding sex.
What's more, the children's psychologist believes that scolding kids for catching them watching porn will only do more harm than good in the long run.
When you catch a child watching porn, no matter how panicked you are, you should not be angry because in the end the child will only do it again in secret. Instead, ask the child what prompted him to watch porn? Curious?
And added:
Through the discussion, parents can provide factual sex education, based on science, not based on pornographic films.
