Lies Pornography Tells Men<\/a>\u00a0for more information on why pornography is dangerous.<\/p>\nThe lack of a girlfriend is less of a factor. Again because modern entertainment requires less direct interaction with people, I am finding more young people who don’t know how to be friends with people, let alone have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Encouraging him to get out and met other people will go a long way to solving this difficulty.<\/p>\n
Right now you basically have fears of what he might become. I don’t know if the two of you are comfortable talking with each other about sexual matters and sexual feelings. Many people find it awkward to discuss such things with people they know too well. Generally, I would suggest that this is something the boy’s father should be discussing with him. Failing that finding a godly man in your church to mentor him would be a good backup plan. If he would rather talk to a stranger, he is welcome to contact me.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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