Sexting and Teens

There is no question that the age of high-tech devices have made keeping connected better than ever before. FaceBook, cell phones, MySpace, and other social networking has not only created positive interactions between teens but as time goes by society is learning of the negatives as well.

Sexting has become one of the biggest issues in a teens life. Pressures from boyfriends, social groups, and wanting to "fit in", teens send suggestive texts or pictures to others. Even when teens are told the consequences of sexting, it continues to occur.

Read about this alarming trend here. In this article it shares one teen's story and how she tried to warn others by appearing on a Cinncinnati television station to tell her story. Two months later she committed suicide.

The devastating affects on a teen who is ostracised due to sexting is heart breaking. One decision in a moment of pressure or "fun" can ruin a teen's life forever.