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Check this out on the Times website http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol ... 738532.ece
Is staying safe from 'Sexting' something to talk thru wit ur teenager? I suppose the simple answer to how do you keep them safe? Resist all pressure to ever be photographed in the first place, but i suppose there is also a conversation to be had about ensuring you have passwords to protect privacy on phones and social networking sites....
An article next to it in the paper version of the Times suggested the best we to get kids to talk about this is saying "Have you seen this? What do you think?" when your teen is with a group of their friends..... interesting tip 🙂