Teen Sexting

New research shows that approximately twenty to thirty percent of teens have sent and/or received a sext. Teen who are sexting or propositioned to send a sext are more likely than their peers to have sexual intercourse. Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexual photos or sexually suggestive messages through text messages or email. This term have been around since 2005.Due to internet through electronic devices and social media outlets have changed the game of sexual exchanges. Researchers surveyed six hundred and six teens ages fourteen through eighteen found that approximately twenty percent of teens said they had sent a sexual image of themselves via cell phone. Twenty- five percent said that they had forwarded it to someone else. Teens are sexting because they may be curious, which leads to exploration and experimentation, they may not be thinking, they may be in love, or they may be pressured. Parents should spend time speaking with their teens about sex.

For more information on sexting please go to: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/teen-angst/201207/the-dangers-teen-sexting