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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some very extreme recommendations in this thread that are not age-appropriate. You can't just take away a teenager's phone--it's how they communicate with their friends--not like the good old days of tying up the landline for hours and passing notes in class. Also, while the sexually explicit language is unnerving, would you be having the same reactions if it were a boy, or would this be dismissed as "locker room talk"? Norms are changing and talking about sex is not as taboo as it once was. I wouldn't make the assumption that she is acting on it. [/quote]

I have a son and I would come down harder on him for that kind of online behavior.

In today's climate, that kind of online behavior could brand a boy as a predator for the rest of his life, while a girl has a 50/50 chance of a very different perception of her behavior.[/quote]

Yes, people mention "locker room" talk- no idea. My son uses language like that, and we come down hard. Boys can get into a lot of trouble at a very young age if they're thought of as being harassing, threatening or creepy. If my DS started talking about having sex at school, using explicit language to describe what he wants to do, and who with...he would not be perceived as "at risk" - he would be perceived as a sexual predator. [/quote]

Exactly.

A boy would be seen as a sexual predator using that language.

Some people would view a girl as being slutty, but others would see her as empowered or a victim.[/quote]

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