Sexting
- Kids as young as middle school are doing it. In a January 2009 survey of 1200 teens, 20% of teens 13-19 years old and 11% of young teens 13-16 had sent explicit photos of themselves.
- Sexting is dangerous- pictures spread quickly causing social and emotional damages.
- Images meant for one person can be sent to anyone.
- Images can make it to pornography sites
- Over 70% of teens reported a negative consequence after sexting passed along to unintended people
- Sexting is illegal (explicit pictures of kids under 18 years old)
Passwords
Passwords are important! Only the parents/guardian and the child should now the child's password.
In summary:
- Don't talk to strangers
- You may be lied to
- Don't promote personal information or pictures when online
- Use the internet as an extension of current relationships and not as a replacement
- Never agree to meet with someone you met online
- Never send pictures
- And never send anything or post anything without asking a parent
- Establish rules for online safety:
- Appropriate sites to visit
- Time of day for use
- Length of time
- Consider internet use agreement with your kids
For more information, visit Safekids.com
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