Episode 350: Porn Proofing Your Kids in a Technology and AI Driven World with Kristen Jenson

Feb 17, 2026

Kristen Jensen, founder of Defend Young Minds and author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, offers guidance on protecting kids from online pornography. She discusses when to start calm conversations, surprising ways kids find porn (including AI), building an internal filter beyond tech, and practical steps if exposure happens. The talk highlights links between porn, addiction, and rising child-on-child harm.

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ANECDOTE

Why The Books Began

Kristen Jenson started writing after learning a teen's pornography use led to molestation of younger siblings.
She researched and spent three years creating Good Pictures, Bad Pictures to warn and protect children.

ADVICE

Begin Talks When Screens Begin

Start conversations about pornography as soon as a child has any access to screens or friends' devices.
Normalize the talk early so children will feel comfortable coming to parents when they encounter shocking content.

ADVICE

Let Curiosity Happen With You

Don't avoid the topic for fear of increasing curiosity; prepare children to be curious with you instead.
Give them a heads up and a plan so they have a choice when faced with sexualized material.

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Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds and author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, talks with Sissy and David about why parents need to start conversations about pornography early—ideally as soon as kids have access to screens. She explains how porn often finds kids through friends’ devices, social media, apps, and even AI, and why proactive, calm conversations help build an “internal filter” that tech safeguards alone can’t provide. Kristen also addresses the link between pornography, addiction, and rising child-on-child harmful behavior, and offers practical steps for parents if exposure happens: stay calm, make a plan, keep talking, and remember that porn is the problem—not your child.

Resources mentioned:

Good Pictures Bad Pictures by Kristen Jenson
Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. by Kristen Jenson
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Guidebook for Counseling Kids by Kristen Jenson and Shelby DeBause

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