On this site, I maintain an ongoing page that lists resources in overcoming pornography. I know that pornography is a big problem in the world today, and growing bigger.
One of the best programs I’ve seen to help your family stay clear of pornography is Covenant Eyes, a Christian-based program that combines filtering with a system of accountability.
Covenant Eyes Accountability Software
Integrity is who you are and what you do when you are alone.
One of the best ways to escape the temptation is to remove the secrecy of the Internet. I think the strength of Covenant Eyes is its accountability system. You identify an Accountability Partner–someone to whom you give permission to help you stand strong. It’s someone you trust because they genuinely care for you. Because the allure of temptation is strongest when no one is looking, an Accountability Partner helps defeat temptation’s pull by looking over your shoulder when you’re on the Internet. The software reports all your Web activity and scores Web sites so your partner can easily identify mature Web addresses, searches, and links.
Covenant Eyes Filtering
Their full-featured filter may be used with the accountability service or by itself. You can choose which services are used by each person in your family: accountability, filtering, or both.
I’ve studied several programs, and for $17 a month, I think this is one of the strongest. I believe in their system so much that I’ve set up an affiliate relationship with them to help spread the word. Get 30 days free if you use the code SAINTS. Update May 2014: They now have a family plan for unlimited usernames for just $17 a month.
Questions to consider:
- Do you really know which Web sites your family is viewing?
- Are members of your family spending unusual amounts of time on the Internet?
- Do family members try to hide their Internet involvement?
Free Educational Resources
- An Introduction to Parents about Online Safety
- Are You Addicted to the Internet? Questions to ask the potential addict
- Is Your Teen Addicted to the Internet?
- What is Cyberbullying?
- Videos
- Addressing Pornography Temptations in Your Church
Brother Larry,
Thank you for sharing this vital program. Would it be okay with you to use parts of it during my (Anti) Pornography support class? I find some good references here and another venue for those in our area to glean important growth from.
Thank you for all the work you do in helping our Father’s children combat these very tender yet extremely potent difficulties with sexual addictions.
Keep up the good work.
Love & Blessings,
Brother Ed van Gass LICSW
Clinical Specialist
LDS Family Services
New Hampshire Agency
603-320-0103
Ed, Feel free to use it however you’d like.
Keep up your good work.
Larry
Another site you might be interested in is NetSafetyResources.com. It is one of Covenant Eyes’ efforts to teach about Internet safety.
Another very good resource is http://abettermormon.com/. Tony Litster addresses the causes of the problem as well as ways to fight it. He has several free downloads with talks that address all parts of the plague of pornography. They are excellent!