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Covenant Eyes Was Made for Families: Students Share Their Stories
For many young people, “accountability” might sound like a code word for…
For many young people, “accountability” might sound like a code word for “my parents are spying on me.” But recently I heard from three students who expressed a very different perspective. Three of this year’s…
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Responding in Love (Not Anger) When Your Child Confesses Their Porn Use
Your child approaches you and tells you that they’ve been looking at…
Your child approaches you and tells you that they’ve been looking at porn. As a parent, how do you respond? You may feel tempted to yell, take away their phone, ground them, or all of…
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5 Common Questions Kids Ask About Porn
One of my jobs at Covenant Eyes is to read all of…
One of my jobs at Covenant Eyes is to read all of the comments that people leave on this blog. Sometimes, I receive comments and questions from kids who feel all alone and don’t know…
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Porn Made Me Feel Like a Bad Parent: Barb’s Story
Five years ago, I learned my son was struggling with pornography. I…
Five years ago, I learned my son was struggling with pornography. I was shocked and devastated. Feeling guilty and hopeless, I struggled to sleep and cried endlessly. I couldn’t understand how this had happened. He…
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The Common Reality of Early Porn Exposure
The sad reality for nearly every adult who struggles with porn is…
The sad reality for nearly every adult who struggles with porn is that their compulsive porn use started in childhood. In the more than two decades I that have been working with hundreds of men…
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Here’s What 3 Teens Have to Say About Porn
We have received thousand of stories from people who have used Covenant…
We have received thousand of stories from people who have used Covenant Eyes to help them overcome porn addiction. Each story is unique, but all are incredibly powerful. As someone who has grown up using…
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3 Reasons Why I Will Never Allow My Children on TikTok
When I opened the TikTok app for the first time, it took…
When I opened the TikTok app for the first time, it took me less than a minute to find explicit content. I wanted to do some research into the claims that this extremely popular platform…
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Why Punishing Kids for Porn Use Almost Always Backfires
Using punishment to deter our kids from accessing porn may seem like…
Using punishment to deter our kids from accessing porn may seem like a good idea. This is especially true when they continue to find ways to access porn, even after numerous conversations about why pornography…
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Safe Haven Sunday: Making Each Home a Safe Place
There is a deep-seated struggle in the heart of the Church, and…
There is a deep-seated struggle in the heart of the Church, and thus the heart of the family. Pornography has found its way into our homes, places of work, rectories, churches, communities, schools—you name it.…
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5 Common Traits in Accountable Families
Back in 1992, the wife and two children of Ron DeHaas, our…
Back in 1992, the wife and two children of Ron DeHaas, our CEO, were stopped for an accident on a highway near Kalamazoo, MI. A trailer full of kerosene rear-ended them at highway speed, never…