It's possible to separate reality from fantasy.
It's possible to separate reality from fantasy.
I didn't realize until I was 17 year old that most people have an ability to "fantasize". That was a long time ago now, and I'm still imaginatively-challenged. I hope to have it figured out soon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia
If I'd been able to fantasize, I certainly wouldn't have lost countless hours to looking at women on the internet. I've got over the compulsion about 6 months, even though I still don't have an imagination.
I suspect that the proper way to inoculate children against internet porn is to tell them mater-of-fact how reproduction works before they hit puberty, and help them develop their inner 'fantasy' world.
For an anti-aphantasiac, the obsession was mostly short-lived in the beginning stages of puberty. There's still plenty to do and obsess about as a pubescent child. My run-ins and conversations with teenage boys and girls are still quite normal, considering they have such an immense resource to gather these tidbits from - they conduct themselves quite normally and with poise. Perhaps there's a line drawn at obsessing for hours over something similar to the topic in question, but as far as I know the majority of partakers use it for what it is - and move on, similar to pre-internet sources.
Regarding children, you may have a good point, but consider when you think is a good time to start talking; because in my experience the kids already know well enough about the topic through word-of-mouth, even before puberty starts to take hold of hormones.