Psychologist Linda Papadopoulos carried out the review into how sexualised images and messages could be affecting the development of children and young people.
The report highlights how pornographic images have become part of mainstream culture, with children exposed to them at an increasingly early age through mobile phones, computer games and the internet.
Dr Papadopoulos said, ‘Behind the social commentary and the headlines about inappropriate clothing and games for children there are the very real statistics on teenage partner violence, sexual bullying and abuse that need to be addressed.’
The report’s 36 recommendations will be considered by the Government.
They include an online ‘one-stop-shop’ so that the public can report their concerns about irresponsible marketing which sexualises children; a ban on selling lads’ mags’ to under-16s; ensuring games consoles are sold with parental controls already switched on; bannnig sexist and stereotyped images of women from billboards; and music videos featuring sexual posing or sexually suggestive lyrics should only be broadcast after the ‘watershed’.
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