As I point out in my book, Home Invasion, the porn culture is everywhere, and it affects how human beings treat each other, our health and our basic humanity.

Parents, you must understand that even if a child molester never stalks your children, mere exposure to pornography inflicts a great deal of damage to their developing attitudes, psyches and morality. Jill Manning, a former visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, outlined the personal cost in a paper she presented to a special U.S. Senate subcommittee. Her review of the peer-reviewed research reveals that pornography consumption by children is associated with the following trends (just to name a few):

- Developing tolerance toward sexually explicit material, thereby requiring more novel or bizarre material to achieve the same level of arousal or interest.

- Overestimating the prevalence of less common sexual practices (e.g., group sex, bestiality and sadomasochistic activity).

- Abandoning the goal of sexual exclusivity with a partner.

- Perceiving promiscuity as a normal state of interaction.

- Developing cynical attitudes about love.

- Believing that raising children and having a family is an unattractive prospect.

- Developing a negative body image, especially for women.

Fortunately, there are ways you can help protect your own children. Arm yourself with good information about social-science trends -- information you can find at sites like familyfacts.org. Get a reliable Web filter for your home computers. And consider supporting the work being done by groups such as the National Law Center.

Who will mold your children? You, or the pimps?