Sexting

Sexting
Wow, I was really amazed by all of this(the act and also how very serious the punishment is).
I read the article "Teens face porn charges in sexting' (http:www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgtrib/news/mostread/s)_
Three 14 and 15 year old girls were caught sending nude pictures to three 16 and 17 year old boys. The girls are now being charged with manufacturing child porn and the boys are being charged with possession of child porn. They may be faced with more charges because the police believe more people may have seen the photos. This is very serious and we as parents should deal with it as such. I'm very old fashioned and my first thought is they don't need to have cell phones at such a young age anyway! Because they're not allowed to use them at school.
If they have after school activities and need to call for a ride home, they should only be allowed a few minutes to do this. And it doesn't have to be a fancy camera phone. They should be allowed a phone like that at an older age. We have to be strict with our chidlren. We have to get in their business. People are afraid to do this but, it is neccessary. If a school age child has a cell phone, it needs to be highly monitored. The parent should check the phone daily to see who their child is calling or texting and keep up with their minutes. Also, who is calling and texting them.
With all that being said we still have to educate them. We should always take the time to talk our children about topics like this and be very open about them. We should let them watch the same videos we just watched for this assignment and read the articles too! If at all possible, we should let them meet anyone who has been affected by situations like this. Not all children but, most act out when they are not getting proper attention at home. We have to spend quality time with our children, teach them about all the dangers around them, and love them. I think this is pretty much all we can do. As a teacher I wouldn't treat the situation any differently except for the fact that I couldn't monitor my students cell phones like I could my children. I would still take the time to talk to them, show them videos, and always be there to listen to and help them in any way that I could.