We worry
about sexting by minors.
You might also feel uncertain about when to start talking with your child
about sexting.
Based on surveys of nearly all the students available at a single high school, the U. study is the first to tackle the phenomenon with scientific rigor and to quantify teens» attitudes
about sexting.
But talking
about sexting can just be part of talking with your child about sex and sexuality, as well as talking with her about internet safety.
You might feel embarrassed talking with your child
about sexting.
Early conversations with your child
about sexting can help keep her safe and help her handle sexting as she gets older.
You can get your child thinking
about sexting in relation to respectful online behaviour in general.
Once you've started talking
about sexting with your child, you might find talking
about sexting gets easier the more you do it.
Talk
about sexting and teach your teen not to post provocative pictures online or attached to text messages.
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens: Talking to Your Kids
About Sexting, Drinking, Drugs, And Other Things That Freak You Out (Unabridged)
Once you've started talking
about sexting with your child, you might find talking gets easier the more you do it.
If your child has questions
about sexting, try to answer them as honestly and openly as you can.
If you, your child or someone you know needs more information
about sexting, these links offer advice and support both on how to minimise the risks and how to deal with it if it happens:
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How to talk to your teen
about sexting... «What if their picture is shared without consent?
These four videos from NCA - CEOP Command's Thinkuknow education programme called «Nude Selfies — What Parents and Carers Need to Know» are excellent for parents to learn
about sexting and nude selfies.
The NSPCC's website provides advice about how to talk to your child
about sexting and provides lots of quotations from young people about the issue, to help parents and adults understand what young people think
about sexting.
Parent Info offers a range of articles to help inform parents
about sexting and what they can do to help their child
If you're thinking
about sexting, read our guide on things to consider before sending that picture.
CEOP's Thinkuknow education programme has produced a film
about sexting, «Exposed».
If you and your child can have open and honest conversations
about sexting or sending nudes, it gives you the chance to understand what sexting means to teenagers.
The great thing
about sexting is that you can say whatever you want without fear of an awkward silence.
Young people want to be able to talk openly and honestly with their parents
about sexting.
For instance, In June 2010, eight students from Susquenita High School learned a tough lesson
about sexting.
This question is
about sexting (a person sending a sexually explicit image of themself to a recipient by electronic means).
MORGAN — Students at Morgan High School are getting a warning
about sexting after signs of increased activity at the school.
Morgan County Sheriff's deputies aren't investigating any specific cases at the school right now, but they said several different groups of students have been heard talking
about sexting more than usual.
The findings also show slight increases in the proportion of school leaders worried
about sexting, drugs and radicalisation for their pupils, as well as gangs and youth violence.
The Way We Talk
About Sexting Is Failing Our Teenage Girls (Quartz) Professor Rick Weissbourd is quoted and Making Caring Common's research on consent and sexual harassment is cited.
«There has been a lot of public concern
about sexting practices, but there hasn't been enough research examining whether these concerns are justified, examining how people perceive and experience the relative costs and benefits of sexting,» said study leader Justin Garcia.
And though the scrutiny of him has been high, thanks to lingering questions
about the sexting scandal that forced him from office, it's sure to become even more intense should he actually throw his hat into the ring, and then who knows what his numbers will do.
Being alarmist
about sexting is also unlikely to hold water with teens.
Talk
about sexting and teach your teen not to post provocative pictures online or attached to text messages.
This incredibly irresponsible article
about sexting portrays young males as hapless victims of their own sexual and approval needs and young females as those responsible for redirecting the young men into more appropriate behaviors.
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens: Talking to Your Kids
About Sexting, Drinking, Drugs, and Other Things That Freak You Out
Hardman then asked Asda's senior director of public affairs Allan Edwards - the panel's only man - if he had anything to add
about the sext - scandal.
Not exact matches
An internet revolution was going on, but all anyone wanted to talk
about was
sexting.
But the center is on shakier ground in assuming that articles
about «pornography,
sexting, BDSM, group sex, anal sex,» or other topics of sexual pleasure are connected to issues of sexual assault and harassment.
NEW YORK (AP)-- Federal prosecutors says former Congressman Anthony Weiner should go to prison for
about two years for engaging in
sexting with a 15 - year - old girl.
Single people of both genders had more negative opinions
about participating in
sexting, whereas people who were dating, living together, or married thought of
sexting as a positive.
«I felt so much shame
about Adam's
sexting and affairs — I didn't have enough curves to keep his interest.
New proposals will likely include more education on transgenderism and same - sex relationships as well as changes to include teaching
about the dangers of pornography and
sexting.
I accidentally laughed out loud when I thought
about how I was «
sexting with the monks.»
Some studies estimate that
about 50 % of teens have engaged in
sexting at one point or another.
Indeed, while parents worry
about «stranger danger», they often fail to realise two things: their children can be more at risk from online grooming and
sexting, and that according to one children's charity they are actually 90 per cent more likely to be abducted by someone they know than a stranger.
Aside from cyberbullying, oversharing and
sexting issues, social media also can put negative pressure on friendships, especially when one friend is very active
about posting pictures, status updates and opinions that hurt others.
Whether it is concerns
about adults posing as teens,
sexting among peers, identity theft or cyberbullying and sexual bullying, parents have a lot to worry
about.
And they certainly didn't have to worry
about online predators, cyberbullying, and
sexting.
When talking
about sex and sexual behavior, consider bringing up the topic of
sexting.
Talk
about how
sexting might influence sexual behavior.