Zach Nielsen answers the question, “How do you raise kids in a pornified culture?” with an excellent article. He explains several practical ideas to ensure kids grow into Christian adults free of sexual addictions. His first point is huge; as I’ve recently pointed out, victory from sin comes only as we delight in God.

1. Aim to give our kids a huge view of God who is gloriously delightful.
2. Teach them the gospel.
3. Teach them that boundaries bring freedom and obedience is a blessing.
4. Talk to them sooner than later about sex.
5. Begin to train your kids on how to interact with the opposite sex.
6. Guard who your kids spend time with.
7. Put Your Computer in a Public Place and Turn Off The T.V.
8. Seek to cultivate a relationship with your kids such that they feel as though they can be open with you about anything.

Although my parents didn’t successfully pull off all of the above objectives, they did succeed in the last one. Even though I made mistakes and did things most young men are too ashamed to tell their mom & dad about, I was able to be open with my parents and they became my biggest ally in fighting lust and working through these issues.

Read the whole article here.