u/GYXP0

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Saw my little brother looking at something he shouldn't be

Hey there, this is like the first time I turn to Reddit for advice because I don't know who to ask and I dont know how to open up about it. (I don't know if I picked the right flair for it either, so forgive me if I did something wrong.)

I am an older sibling, and I caught my younger brother (minor) looking at, well it's basically pornographic images. I know it's bound to happen cause it's the internet, and I can't monitor him all the time, and kids will be kids, being curious and all that. I can't protect him forever. I told him I wasn't mad, and asked him why he and how he searched it up, and apparently it all stems back from YouTube (I had to find that out through search history). I know the internet nowadays is full of over sexualised stuff, so it's always going to be there, and I can't do anything about it.

I need advice on what I need to tell him, on what to talk to him about. He is young, and with that comes a naive and impressionable mind, and my words might come out wrong. I don't know who to tell, and I don't even know if I should. My parents are separated (and Asian) so we don't even usually talk about this kind of stuff, and they're Christian too. I have older siblings as well, but should I tell them? What should I do in this situation? Should I also try my best to monitor what he's watching and what he searched up? What is the most important advice I should give to him about this?

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u/GYXP0 — 18 days ago