Sexting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are the parent. Act like the parent. No phone/no computer access (without supervision) until he can demonstrate that he is mature enough to make wiser decisions.

[Anonymous]

I don't think the immorality is an effective or even a good argument here. (It really isn't immoral in my eyes for example.) But it's very dangerous in the many different ways others have outlined so far. Hence, besides helping him understand those consequences or at least simply acknowledge that you are the parent looking out for them, clear measures are called for here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the immorality is an effective or even a good argument here. (It really isn't immoral in my eyes for example.) But it's very dangerous in the many different ways others have outlined so far. Hence, besides helping him understand those consequences or at least simply acknowledge that you are the parent looking out for them, clear measures are called for here.

Word.

[Anonymous]

To PP , what does word mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He understands it's poor judgement and a bad idea, but he doesn't think there is anything "immoral" about it and says it's not like stealing. How to answer? In some ways I get his point.

Whether or not he thinks it's immoral, if they're underage, then it is probably illegal under child pornography laws. So, just like he may not think smoking pot or underage drinking is immoral, he should be counseled by you not to do it because it's against the law and there could be severe consequences.

Also, he may not think it's immoral if the girl is the only one looking at the image. But if the picture gets into the hands of a child pornographer or child molester, he might reconsider the morality of it.