Tuned-in kids get turned on earlier

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. The research 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 who is lead author of the study. "Our research shows that their sexual attitudes and expectations are influenced much earlier in life." When the youngest children in the sample were exposed to adult-targeted entertainment, they were more likely to have sex earlier. In fact, the study found that for every hour the youngest group of kids watched adult-targeted content over two sample days, their chances of having sex during early adolescence increased by 33 percent. But the reverse wasn't true: Becoming sexually active early did not increase their viewing of grown-up shows.