![]() ![]() *Abby, another young woman who shared her story with me, also said images she received were “porn 2.0,” or sexting. The Barna Group coined the term “porn 2.0,” under which sexting would fall, stating that it “is user-created - often shared with a known person a friend or significant other or a potential romantic interest.”Īccording to Hannah, still in high school, she would agree with that definition, classifying the images she was asked to send - beginning at age 12 - of herself in a bikini or bra and underwear as “porn 2.0.” The videos that were later requested of her were similar to the content that she had seen in pornography on the Internet. Pornography: An image used “for masturbation or personal arousal,” according to The Porn Phenomenon, a Barna report.Explicit Images: Images that are sexual in nature and meant to cause sexual arousal ranging from a girl in a bikini or underwear to fully nude pictures or videos of sexual acts.Sexting: “ the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone.”.But what is it? Here are some helpful terms to define before continuing the conversation. Sexting is more familiar to young people than most adults would want to know. I later learned that her maturity in handling herself was rooted in lessons she’d learned from an unfortunate journey through the world of sexting that had begun years earlier when she was a preteen. While sad to lose guys that she felt were her friends, she was not willing to waste her time with their disrespectful behavior. She went on to say that she declined their requests and wrote them off. “It’s whatever…” as though their messages were as banal as asking someone for a piece of gum. ![]() My brain was having a hard time computing as *Hannah, a smart, empathetic, and well-spoken high school student, shared about a recent text exchange with some male friends.Īs it turns out, the boys were in a chat on the gaming app Discord when they decided that they would all request photos of Hannah simultaneously. “Wait…they all asked at the same time?” I asked, shocked and saddened. “Send nudes,” was the text she received from the group. Whether working with parents to create device usage plans for their families or equipping them to talk openly and honestly with their children about sex, pornography, and sexting, Stephanie feels that putting tools in the hands of parents is crucial. ![]() Stephanie Diehl, a parenting coach and consultant, wrote about how prevalent sexting is and how damaging it can be for teens. ![]()
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