What is Sexting?
Sexting is basically flirting on the cell phone it involves sexy texting as well as risqué photos, photos in which teens and young adults are either totally or semi-nude. In a recent study which was commissioned by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com, 22 percent of teenage girls and 18 percent of teenage boys have taken nude or semi nude photos of themselves and have either sent them to someone via cell phone or posted them online. These pictures are usually taken with a camera phone and passed from phone to phone and/or from phone to computer. This form of digital flirting as teens call it has some serious repercussions as well. How far the sexting will go is up to the teen and young adult and whether it will lead to more in face-to-face contact is still unknown. SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED? Yes we should be very concerned about sexting. It’s a new thing and it’s a trend. And the repercussions from their actions could be irreversible. Although it
Sexting is becoming common among our youth with age of instant technology. So what is it? Sexting is the practice of sending nude or provocative pictures by text message. While most of us think our kids would never do such a thing, recent reports show up to 20% of teenagers are indeed sexting. So we need to understand why this happens. First of all is peer pressure. Usually it starts out with a boyfriend asking his girl to text him a picture which she thinks will stay close to his heart. But we all know teens are going to brag and show the pictures to all their friends! The entertainment industry certainly doesn’t help with nudity and provocative films all around us. Secondly is technology. With the age of instant messaging girls do not think before they do something stupid! Once the text is sent the problems avalanche into ruined reputations and lives as well. Remember sexting is a felony as well. So talk to your kids even though it maybe uncomfortable and let them know to stop before
