I have two sons and I took away some information I hadn't even thought about before. Today life is different than when we grew up, sex is everywhere. They are exposed at an early age to sex via television, video games, and the Internet. I recently saw a discuss about Prince Harry and his photos, the experts said to this young generation that wasn't that shocking. Further evidence is the prevelance of sexting, the sending or recieving of sexually explict photos or texts. All of this makes talking to teens about sex and absolute necessity. We also need to talk to them often about these things. I know when I was growing up we had THE TALK and that was the end of it. Science shows us that just like when they we toddlers and you had to tell them over and over again, the same thing is true now that they are teens. Keep your talk short, but often. Have the technology talk, make sure they know it isn't ok to send inappropriate pictures, texts, or videos to anyone. Help them practice saying no and help give them an out. My 13 year old was asked if he wanted a naughty picture by a 12 year old girl. His out was NO my Mom would be alerted if you did. That is what he texted her back, why? Because I have aBeanstalk. This is a new app that helps parents know when their children are in harms way Online and when they text or post photos. It also gives my son an out when he is being pressured into something he's not comfortable with. It filters my sons digital world 24/7 and only when things go out of bounds I get a real time alert. Then I have a conversation with my sons. Check it out go to www.aBeanstalk.com and get started for FREE.
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I have two sons and I took away some information I hadn't even thought about before. Today life is different than when we grew up, sex is everywhere. They are exposed at an early age to sex via television, video games, and the Internet. I recently saw a discuss about Prince Harry and his photos, the experts said to this young generation that wasn't that shocking. Further evidence is the prevelance of sexting, the sending or recieving of sexually explict photos or texts. All of this makes talking to teens about sex and absolute necessity. We also need to talk to them often about these things. I know when I was growing up we had THE TALK and that was the end of it. Science shows us that just like when they we toddlers and you had to tell them over and over again, the same thing is true now that they are teens. Keep your talk short, but often. Have the technology talk, make sure they know it isn't ok to send inappropriate pictures, texts, or videos to anyone. Help them practice saying no and help give them an out. My 13 year old was asked if he wanted a naughty picture by a 12 year old girl. His out was NO my Mom would be alerted if you did. That is what he texted her back, why? Because I have aBeanstalk. This is a new app that helps parents know when their children are in harms way Online and when they text or post photos. It also gives my son an out when he is being pressured into something he's not comfortable with. It filters my sons digital world 24/7 and only when things go out of bounds I get a real time alert. Then I have a conversation with my sons. Check it out go to www.aBeanstalk.com and get started for FREE.
September 8, 2012 - 9:35amThis Comment
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