My daughter was caught by a friends mom watching adult videos: Advice?

Sounds like she has questions and curiosities that need to be addressed, maybe it’s time for the talk

Check the Internet history to make sure its true first

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Buy her a flip phone…call.and text…if it is just to stay in contact with you and her dad…shr doesn’t need a smart phone

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7 year Olds do NOT need phones! There isn’t any reason why she can’t talk to her dad on your phone when he calls or why she can’t talk to you on her dad’s phone when he calls. 7 imo is too young for a phone.

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People are suggestion stupid plane boring phones but in reality if your kid has a tablet than it’s no different to owing a phone with restrictions.

You’ve made a fine decision for your family.

Now, take this time to not blast your daughter but have a mature conversation about what she has seen.

My now 10 year old son asked how babies were made at the age of 7. He has never seen adult videos but was curious the how.

So in my opinion this is a very rocky road and you need to step slowly and carefully on how you go about it.

Remember sex is a normal part of life and it’s not the end of the world … although those videos may have frightened her.

Get her a flip phone

Why would a 7-yr-old watch porn? Maybe she was sent something and opened it not understanding what it was.

In any case, I would get a cheap phone that has data disabled and give her that. A 7-yo doesn’t need a smartphone.

Does the family link work on straight talk prepaid phones or is it just for contracted phones?

Get her a burner phone she doesn’t need the internet shes 7

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Well you could give her a phone without internet…

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Google has an app called family link it blocks the sites

Get her a basic fone. No Internet

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I would most definitely be getting the phone checked out and then reporting the crap you are seeing xxx i would then activate legal prpceedings xxx

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Wow, I cannot imagine being curious at 7 years old, check the history and ask questions, maybe she’s seen or I hope not been abused …

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Get a Moochie watch, can only call the numbers that are put into watch.

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Or if u want her to have the smart phone turn the data off and just make it for calling and texting

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… flip phones still exist… thats what I did for my 5th grader when we had issues with her being inappropriate online.

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Flip phone or phone for kids with no internet

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I dont believe a 7yr old changed the security settings to google and watch porn. She may have went on her phone and the site was in her history from another time somebody googled it and has forgotten to delete the history or put the security settings back on. You will know in the history what words were used to search porn. An adult would search for specific kind of porn to watch that a child of 7 shouldnt have ever heard of. A child would use simple words. The mother really needs to speak to the child asap. Not enough info is written like did she check the history? As ive said already will show what she last googled or if its been done another day and the wording. Also check the security settings to see if they are still on or if someone turned them off and forgot to reset after using the phone? Ask your daughter how she found the site etc i would think it would be pretty rare for a 7year old to google porn or pornsites unless they are being shown it or watched somebody else do it. My bets on the dad using the phone to his advantage or somebody is showing them to her but they would need the passcode too. I would have got to the truth the very same day if it were my child and not told the father yet as my 1st thought would have been who the fucks showing my daughter this and what else is my child being taught. Ur child should be made feel secure and safe enough to be honest with you about how or why she was on the site. Tread carefully though and make sure she knows shes not in trouble and that u wont get upset with her if shes honest even if you hear something u really dont like no matter how much it upsets you… If somebody or her dad has shown her these but she refuses to say who then dont force her but take her to the police to ask them what you should do. They may be able to look into it more or will know the right people to help you. Dont tell her dad tho as until u know 100% how she ended up on the site u need to be 100% sure shes safe. If she was the one that googled it you need to have a nice calm chat to her about why she did it, how she knew what to look for or what words she used and how she even learnt these words. Make sure to tighten security so your emailed or texted when somebodies trying to change the settings or when somebody wants to download a game like i do with my 13yrold. Change security passcodes and the email account and dont give the dad them. He can contact you if there was an urgent need to know it but he has no reason to touch anything on her phone if you have it well secured and it is for her use not his. Her phone shouldnt need to be locked if a 7yr old is only using it to keep in contact with you both and to use it for kids games like a tablet so Dad does not need the passcodes . Also each time she comes home from her dads check the history. If its cleared then dads definitely doing dodgy shit on it as a kid wouldnt even know about clearing your history. Good luck i really hope you get to the bottom of it before shes at her dads again so you can have some peace of mind. Another thing i did wonder was how old was the other child? Any chance they searched it and was showing her.

Jitterbug Flip. It is a simple flip phone. They can only call preprogrammed numbers. No internet access.

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Did you actually see these websites or searched her history. Maybe the mom is lying. I know shady ppl including mom’s who.would lie about this

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I see most comments here giving a practical advice which implies taking away the phone. Yes, I agree that it’s a vital part of solving the problem. A 7 years old kid doesn’t need a smart phone, just get her a flip phone because that’s the surest way to eliminate any chance of her stumbling upon such websites when no one’s watching.

The worrying part about all of this is that I highly doubt that the kid had stumbled upon a pornographic website by accident, unless she’s been watching movies or animes on illegal websites or downloading stuff from illegal websites which I don’t see a 7 years old kid doing tbh.

Yelling will not solve this so you should make sure not to yell at her, cause it may only scare her into silence. You’d have to get to the core of the problem by talking it out as kindly as possible if you want to ensure that she fully understands that those websites are not for kids to see. I’d suggest a therapist for all of this if you can afford it, otherwise you’d have to talk it out with her yourself to know if someone had a hand in what happened.

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I’d definitely talk to her privately about it. She’s probably already embarrassed from being caught, and you don’t want her to shut down. At 7 years old, how would she even know about porn? I’d explain to her the she’s not in trouble, but that you’re concerned about how she knew about those sites, and ask the reason why she was looking at them. Maybe getting a flip phone that she can only make calls on would be better for her.

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Even with passcode protection and age restrictions, if she connects to someone’s wifi, she can watch and see whatever she wants. I’d get her a cellphone made for kids that can’t connect to wifi, doesn’t have any date and she’s only able to call a select few people, who you’ve approved and programmed into the phone.

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Does she know how to put it on incognito mode on Google. My only thought on how she could bypass the restrictions and limitations.

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If she needs a phone, you can restrict her service to calling only, or calling and texting only.

take away the smart phone & give her a flip phone to see if it continues

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Get her one of these

She learned that behavior from someone. Talk to her, something else might have happened to her.

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I dont understand how a seven year old would be interested in sexual content. She had to have picked it up from somewhere and that is very alarming momma. I dont think you should yell or punish her, I think you need to try to get to the bottom of it. Maybe even some therapy because she is a little to young to be seeing what she has seen.

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Do you have to use a stick and beat her ass those who spare the rod do not love their children but instead encourage sin And death

Get her those old phones only to call & txt. No internet :sunglasses:

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Time to talk to her🤷
Mines 8 and came home from school about 5mths ago and started talking porn, sex and all that fun stuff. I asked him HOW he knew about that stuff…
Older kids at school.
Lovely.
So we talked about it. What it was, why he’s not supposed to be looking that stuff up, and who it’s for(18+)…etc
He went back to school and told em all what his mom said…lovely…lol
But I handled his curiousity for now…he was curious cuz a fellow student told him about it…so I helped him understand. So that need to know they have, was subsided.
Now whenever something like that is brought up, his reply is “that’s for adults only.” And he leaves the room lol
But ya…talk to her.
She might have heard about it and got curious.:person_shrugging:
Can’t know til you ask.

She is probably expecting you to flip out on her when you see her. Do the exact opposite sit down and talk to her and give her a chance to explain. She may have very well unlocked the phone and let someone older borrow it. And ask her what happened at the friends house she maybe just opened the internet and that was on there already & the friends mom walked in at that time.

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Get her a flip phone with no internet access

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Well its really clear that someone had shown her porn or taught her to watch it. As no 7 year yesr old just know the sites and how to assess them on their own. Please ask question anything could of hapoen to her.

You have to block on Google as well not just the phone they have parental control too

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Omg .that’s too young

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I have personal experience with the same. Can she watch youtube because thats all it takes and no one has to show her for her to pick it up. We had a case where my oldest accidentally found bad content on youtube. She knew it wasnt okay and hid it anyways. I think once she saw it, she was just curious. We did have a talk about moms and dads who love each other very much…

Tried to make it age appropriate but it was so hard. I cried. We’ve had NO problem since but youtube is banned (and this was 2 yrs ago)

Should of got kid friendly only to call to make calls maybe text Avoid internet. If that happened. Thats what I would do if I got my kids phones but won’t until older if lucky.

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You should be able to look at her history and see if she was watching it or not…

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Make sure to download bulldog blocker on her phone as well and lock it. Or any other app that blocks adult sites.

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It happens, websites can still creep their way through parental controls, just keep monitoring, especially on phones where they tend to reset, I had the same problems with my son’s.

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No smart phones. Get a dumb phone with only emergency contacts

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Umm someone has shown your daughter these videos

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It’s crazy. You can have every restriction on it and those ads and stuff still get through. I went through same thing when my son was younger. We talked about it and he’s free to ask any questions without judgement or punishment, never had an issue since that was 4 years ago

Have you heard of Google family app? It literally tells you exactly what’s being searched, what time/day and How long they were on what sites! It’s a lot like the Xbox one! But if you cross check what’s being done and when to where she is, you’ll know pretty quickly if it’s her or someone else. All the info goes straight to your phone

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Mmmm i would say it’s her and her friend

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You can google porn websites.

My son at 3 or 4yrs old kept pushing the ok button while trying to turn cartoons on and ordered a triple xxx movie.for $39.99 I immediately called Charter and they said we ask 3 or 4 times for a,yes before ordering.The button was stuck on yes evidently because he can’t read.When he seen breast,he yelled titties and I came running and flipped it off!!!

Your Google accounts could be shared with one another. Sometimes other backup programs too. It can be watched on one phone and seen on another in the history wtc

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My eight year old and I are going through this exact thing and I told her it’s better to talk to me then to look it up. We sat down and had a conversation, i answered any questions I could appropriately and we touched base on the fact that it’s supposed to be a good feeling when it happens. I did take the phone away for a while for breaking obvious rules set, but I didn’t make a huge deal of the videos watched

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First, ask her who all knows the passcode to her phone, wipe her history and reset the passcode. Explain to her that no one but her, you and dad should have the passcode. If she says no one else has the passcode, then CALMLY ask her about the videos. She may have typed something in and those videos popped up. She may have been on a video and clicked another video that took her to another video etc. it happens. Have a conversation with her, just the two of you. Let her lead the conversation. I know a lot of people put a stigma on sexualizing children, but that’s not what this would be. If she is curious about her body or women’s bodies in general, you should be the one to answer those questions. Not to mention (unfortunately) with the way the world is today, I feel like it can’t be to early to teach her about her body. Just make sure to use proper terms and be honest with her.

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7 year olds don’t need phones. Why can’t she call her father on your phone?

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My son is 8 almost 9 and has a flip phone it’s only to call/text me/dad no need to have smart phone in my opinion at this age

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I have a 7 year old that has an IPhone and his dad and I turned off safari completely. I also agree with above comments that she has been shown porn by someone. A 7 year old doesn’t just go looking for it, my son has no clue what it is at all.

Turn off the internet on her line. Problem solved .

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There’s an actual service called covenant eyes. It is specific to protecting families and spouses from watching porn and explicit content 24.7. It can block any cell phone or device anything you connect it too. It can even protect cell phones and tablets etc from explicit photos that someone else can send them. It was designed specifically for this to protect loved ones from all the pain and suffering one can begin or struggle with. I hope this helps you and other families. As for children they are young and innocent. Be gentle; shame can feel really intense to a child when all they need is guidance and safety. Hope this all helps

Isn’t it normal for kids to be curious about sex? It’s time to have a talk with her about it.

Flip phone. No internet :confused:

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They sell these watches called Gizmo watches from Verizon. $10 a month and you can control who can call and text it. Best thing you can still GPS your child but NO INTERNET.

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Download hoverwatch onto her phone. It takes screenshots of who unlocks the phone and then screenshots of the screen. You can then log on and see who is the one putting the passwords in. It also logs (and records) calls, messages (from both sms and social media sites), shows currently location what websites are being accessed. It’s a one stop shop for keeping tabs on what’s going on.

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Why would u give her a smart phone though🤷🏾‍♀️

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Omg all these people saying a “kid that age shouldn’t have a phone”.

Well not having a phone doesn’t solve the problem by any means and if you think your kid won’t access sites/ see content like that because they don’t have phones, you are in for a rude awakening.

Kids can access these sites on computers or tablets, even the parents phones and delete the browsing history.
If you don’t think kids are smart enough, you’re in for yet another surprise. (Stop being so dense)
These kids are smart and technically advanced compared to older generations.

I agree try to be proactive.
Install the parental controls, check browser history, require passwords for off limit sites/ content etc.
Make sure to have conversations with your kids, keep an open door policy. So your kids feel comfortable coming to you with questions, instead of discovering it on their own and they ask friends, investigate themselves, or hide it.

I discovered pornography at a young age (on accident) we had a Chanel on our cable provider you could watch and order special/specific movies.

A friend told me that they use to rewind and re watch “the scene from titanic” you know the one, iykyk :woman_shrugging:t2:

Also let’s not forget the old fashioned magazine.

So for you people that think you are something special for restricting phones and technology, get off your high horse.

Pornography is everywhere, open your eyes.

Also half the people saying she shouldn’t l have a phone has no problem giving their kids a tablet of their own.
So what’s the difference, you can make calls with a tablet too.
Is it the cost?
If it is I know I’m on a phone plans I can have unlimited data, regardless on the number of lines and the cost is only $50 extra/ line after mine and my husbands main lines so seems worth it to have a phone my kid can take with her and I can get ahold of her🤷🏻‍♀️
Especially with friends, after school activities walks and bike rides etc.

There’s no pay phone and no one I know has house phones any more.
So how is a kid supposed to call if they are out and about, or do your kids not no anything without you.
If so that’s a problem in itself.

Wtf my 7 year old doesn’t even know what any of that is…

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If it is really only for her to call her father… down load one of the monitoring apps. Put parental controls in place. Please do not let any child(7 or 17) have unlimited access to the internet. My daughter was 12 and trying to be coerced from someone she met on tiktok to meet them. Come to find out it was a sex trafficking ring out of Somalia but their base was Grand Rapids. Thankfully I Am a nosy mom or I would of lost my daughter. Kids don’t understand that the person on the other end could be a child predator. Do not let this girl have a smart phone! They’re are tons of options to stay in contact with her dad.

For all those banging on about this kid being too young for a phone you do realise this is an issue that can arise even with tablets or chromebooks. Whether this kid is old enough for a phone is not for you to decide but rather offer advice on how to have ‘the talk’ with this child which I think we should be doing anyway. Also make sure that children realise they are being closely monitored so help them to manage themselves and make responsible decisions.

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Sadly things like that can even come up on the most simplest of kids searches, and even if one letter is wrong! The shit that comes up.

What was she in? Youtube? Google?

If she really needs a phone it needs to be one of those flip phones for the elderly and all it does is call in and out

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There is no need for her to have a phone that is capable of accessing the internet. If the phone is purely to call you or her father depending on who’s home she is at. A old cheep phone is all she needs

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Buy her a phone watch instead she can’t search anything just call or text five contacts you insert into it and you can see all of the messages and calls and she can even call 911 if need to be you buy a spare sim for your phone and insert it into her watch and it has GPS locater aswell :slight_smile:

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Get her a basic phone with no data or wifi. Calls and text only.

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I’m just thinking…
how olds the friend?! Maybe the friend taught/showed her. I had the same thing happen to my 9yr old :tired_face:. Her friend hung out with older kids who showed her and then she showed my baby. But I understand the phone issue, we got my stepdaughter a smartphone at 5, it sucked to do but it was the easiest phone to learn how to use, and us parents have them that’s what they know. And at the time we needed it for issues at her moms and we needed to be able to track her ect.

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Oh God you al flipping cuz She has a phone. Our telling the mom She doesnt need this type of phone.
Do you even realize calling With WiFi is cheaper?! And Maybe it was a Phone They already had So Why buy a New one. Gosh. Mom maffia alert!

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Try mmguardian its a parent app that you download on your phone and the child phone it give you access to see what they are doing on their phone at all times and you can put restrictions on it it even shows you all her messages and its also a tracker to show you where she is at and alerts you on what she is doing

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I tell my nephews and nieces if they watch any of that, they will instantly go to DEVIL! And burn for ever.hahaha,hahahhhahhhH!

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Your 7 year old kid doesn’t need a phone just cause you are getting divorced. I got divorced and my ex always had to call our kid to my phone and I called him to talk to her when she was at his home … She got a flip phone when she started having after school activities and needed to call us (at 12). She’s now a teenager and has a smart phone but Im still very vigilant of what she does on it.

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Ok fuck the ‘should she have smartphone issue’ find out how she knew what porn was! SOMEONE showed/told her and that’s a MAJOR RED FLAG for sex abuse/grooming.

All these people on here telling you what YOUR child doesn’t need is driving me crazy. You gave that phone to your daughter for your own reasons. That’s not the advice you are asking for. My advice would be talk to your daughter. She is 7 she is old enough to tell you where she learned that from and how it got on her phone and who showed it to her and then communicate with her that those kinds of things are very inappropriate and handle the situation in the best way you can. I wouldn’t get upset with her. She learned it from somewhere and had no idea it was something she shouldn’t be watching. Communication with your children is very important and it’s always good to start at a young age.

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I highly doubt she is watching it be more a case someone tampered with her phone I would ask her straight and explain these sights are bad and dangerous

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Why not have a track phone??

What your daughter cant use your phone or his to call the other parent?

Was her phone connected to the friends WiFi? That can bipass the restrictions

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I’m pretty sure they can click ads on games, even with restrictions.

I feel the dishonesty with both adults in question. I feel complete trust with your daughter. I feel her father might have been on her phone forgot to delete history the woman had taken it off her and went and had a nose on her phone. Neither adult respected your own daughter personal belongings :heart:

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Go to YouTube, look up “good pictures, bad pictures read aloud”…. I recently read this to my 6&7 year old boys and thought it was an awesome way of putting pornography into perspective for a child. Obviously your daughter has already been exposed but it’s okay to talk with her by backing up to the conversation that the book describes first. It doesn’t make her a bad person but it’s not good for her brain. (These are scientifically proven facts)…. The book also talks about how just because private parts are meant to be kept private doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with them. Someone else may have messed with her phone and looked up porn sites but honestly that wouldn’t be my main focus right now. Breathe. Remember she is human and learning and she deserves an explanation in a way that she knows she doesn’t need to hide things from you.

Kids don’t need smart phones :woman_shrugging:t2: