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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Effects of Sexting on Teens Mental Health




Many kids and teens today have their mobile phones, tablet devices at their disposal to use for social, family and other purposes. Mobile phones are equipped to send/receive phone calls, text messages and multimedia data.

One of the highly prevalent phenomena among teens today is Sexting.

Teens who send explicit pictures or text messages are more likely to engage in sexual activity, raising their risks for sexually transmitted diseases.  

The alarming trend requires patent’s attention and awareness. The real issues can emerge when the parties involved in sexting are under 18 and when youngsters get peer pressured into sexting or when sexts go viral.

Learn how to educate yourself about social networking websites and to monitor your child’s communication on blogs and in chat rooms: Teen Sexting and Mental Health Effects

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