Sexting is the practice of sending sexually explicit messages and photographs over the Internet, particularly with mobile phone cameras. Sexting can humiliate victims, and when the subject of the photograph is a minor, it is a crime.
Useful Parental Controls:
- Monitoring Software installed on computers or mobile phones can alert you to problem behavior.
- Contact Management features on mobile phones can help your child block problematic contacts or limit to approved contacts.
- Block Sending Photos feature on many mobile phones can prevent photographs from being forwarded.
Tips:
- Teach your children about appropriate behavior online and appropriate sexual behavior.
- Instruct your children on the serious nature of sexting, and the fact that it can be a crime.
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