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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you who think “not my kid,” I am the cautionary tale.

We had all the talks with our very kind and introverted DS. Many times. At 16 yo, we thought he had decent common sense.

Never in a million years did I think that I would one day get a text with nude pics of him from a random number trying to blackmail him.

That is a very real and very scary thing that happened. I wish I had been spot checking his phone (and laptop) all along.

At the end of the day your children are just that. Children. And there are adults on the internet who basically have made a business of exploiting their naïveté.

If anyone thinks parents are “creepers” bc they want to mitigate risks to their children online, then you are also very naive. [/quote]

This is good advice and nice of you to share, especially when so many people act like only “bad” kids or kids whose parents haven’t talked to them about internet safety can get into this type of situation. [/quote]

+1  My friend's 14-year-old was sending nearly nude photos to boys she liked. I would never have thought that respectful, sheltered kid would do something like that.  If you aren't spot checking their phones, you'll have no idea what they may be engaging in.[/quote]

84% of teens ages 12-16 have sent a provocative picture.

Even the good ones. [/quote].

Source for that stat?[/quote]

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