Study: Tuned-In Kids Get Turned On Earlier

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Watching adult-oriented TV shows and movies might prompt kids to start having sex at an earlier age, according to a new study released by Children’s Hospital Boston.

It suggests that early onset of sexual activity among teens might relate to the amount of adult content they watched as children.

“Television and movies are among the leading sources of information about sex and relationships for adolescents,” said Hernan Delgado, a pediatrician at the hospital Boston who is lead author of the study.

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