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May 16, 2016
Title: Are Your Kids Sexting?
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Roberta Perno
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
Shock and Awe…You find a nude picture of your daughter on her cell phone…or…you
find a nude picture of your teenager’s girlfriend on his cell phone. Now what?
New guest Roberta Perno is a Counselor with Focus on the Family (FOF)
and is a frequent speaker at conferences. Her area of expertise centers on
adolescent into adulthood, sexual identity, sexual orientation, pornography,
depression, and anxiety.
Roberta and others at FOF are helping parents navigate through these waters
without the typical anger that arises. “The enemy not only wants to ensnare
our children with the influx of social media,” she states, “but he
wants the parents to blame and shame [their child].”
When it comes to sex, kids are starting younger and younger, especially with
experimenting with the same-sex. Roberta believes that social media is
definitely a major factor in this unfortunate trend. Listen in as she discusses
how frequently the counselors at FOF receive phone calls from parents
regarding this issue and what their advice is. “It’s overwhelming and
confusing them,” she says. It’s scary and shocking, but the Lord can
definitely be glorified through it all.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Are Your Kids Sexting?
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Roberta Perno
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children.
Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.
Sexting Stats among young girls: 40% do it as a joke; 34% do it to feel sexy;
12% do it because they were pressured; 17% share sexts they receive with others.
Sexting, however, is no laughing matter. It is not sexy, either, no matter how
old you are. It is becoming an everyday occurrence for many teens. “If adults
are struggling with these issues, can you only imagine what our teenagers are
experiencing?” Roberta Perno asks.
One problem Roberta is noticing is that teens think that all their text messages
and private messages through social media are private, but they are not. The
government uses surveillance techniques to monitor underage pornography and
teens are caught up in this all the time. Too much texting or sexting is also a
bridge to addiction to pornography.
Parents need to step back and begin to educate themselves about the real
problems their children and teens are facing. Listen as Roberta gives some more
advice to parents regarding rules for cell phones and internet access to
safeguard their children. Don’t think your child is exempt just because he or
she is a Christian and a “good kid”. No child is immune from the temptation.
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December 3, 2015
Title: Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Captain Gary Spurger
with Harris County Sheriff’s Office (www.harriscountyso.org)
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
Texting is nothing new, but “sexting” is a fairly new issue which has
many in law enforcement concerned. Many parents, however, are clueless as to not
only the dangers of sexting, but how frequent and wide-spread it is. Recent
research has uncovered that nearly thirty percent of teens have shared an
inappropriate photo of themselves with another teen at least once.
Captain Gary Spurger, with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, urges
parents to listen to this segment with their teens and tweens, especially if
they have a cell phone that can take and send pictures. Sexting is becoming an
everyday occurrence among teens, even tweens, and this is where the law steps
in. Captain Spurger explains that the law classifies a nude picture of a child
(or teen not yet an adult) as “child sexual assault”; it’s not simply
pornography, and a teenager who is considered an adult can be charged with a
felony. This will result with that teen being labeled a sex offender for ten
years.
If the two teens exchanging nude photos are both underage, the law is slightly
different, but still severe. Teens, is it worth it? Sexting can not only affect
your criminal record, but your hopes of attending a lucrative college, obtaining
a good job, and will affect the rest of your life.
NOTE: Parents, do not be afraid to check your teen or tween’s cell phone
periodically. You are not “invading their privacy”; it is your right to
do whatever you feel necessary in order to protect them from harm. “Online
actions have off-line consequences in the real world,” Captain Spurger
says.
Listen in as Captain Spurger tells parents what they should – and should not –
do if they discover a sexting photo on their child’s phone. If you would like
Captain Gary Spurger to speak to your youth group or adult networking
partnership, please contact him at 713.274.4707. For more information on this
topic, click [here]. www.NetSmartz.org
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Title: Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
We had Captain Gary Spurger with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on
the show on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 to talk about the legal consequences of
“sexting”. Even for a first offense, a teenager who is considered an
adult will be charged with a felony and must register as a sex offender for ten
years. This could ruin your child’s life. Christian parents shouldn’t assume
their kids are immune. Studies reveal that thirty percent of junior high and
high school aged students have shared at least one nude photo of themselves with
another teen. (This number is probably much higher.)
Danny Huerta is a counselor with Focus on the Family. The news has been
plastered with a sexting scandal story at a high school in a small Colorado
town. Hundreds of students were involved with taking and sharing nude photos of
themselves. Listen in as Danny shares more details about what has been happening
at this school.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg with what is happening in our schools
and in our nation,” Danny declares. Parents should stay vigilant,
periodically checking their teen’s cell phone for nude photos or inappropriate
websites they’ve visited. “Begin with a compassionate heart,” he says.
Don’t get mad. It might not be your child’s fault. Tune in to the next segment
with Danny as he continues to discuss this important topic.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
Parents, have you had the “cell phone talk” with your kids? It’s not
just about downloading music and texting too late at night anymore. The biggest
issue is sexting and your kids have either done it or know someone who has.
Danny Huerta believes it is important for parents to set boundaries and
limitations on their children’s cell phone use. Conflict will happen; your kids
will get upset when you want to check it. Don’t back down, though. “Teens
cannot demand freedom because that does not make a healthy life or a heathy
family,” Danny says.
If you do find something inappropriate on your teen’s cell phone do not delete
the image or text, but instead reassure him/her that you are not angry. However,
necessary steps must be taken to make sure no one was hurt and no illegal
activity occurred. This will include involving the school and the police. There
are harsh consequences that must be administered because this is not a joke or
something kids do to pass time. It is child pornography. In fact, according to
Captain Gary Spurger, it is child sexual assault.
One decision can ruin a life – or two or three or hundreds. The students in
Colorado are discovering the consequences of sexting right now. They didn’t
think it could happen to them. It was fun and made them feel important. But now
many are losing athletic and academic scholarships. The teens who are considered
adults face jail time and steep fines. Our children need to know just how
serious and dangerous sexting can be.
Go to the Focus on the Family website and search for “What Parents
Should know about Sexting” for more information.
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November 19, 2015
Title: Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
We had Captain Gary Spurger with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on
the show on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 to talk about the legal consequences of
“sexting”. Even for a first offense, a teenager who is considered an
adult will be charged with a felony and must register as a sex offender for ten
years. This could ruin your child’s life. Christian parents shouldn’t assume
their kids are immune. Studies reveal that thirty percent of junior high and
high school aged students have shared at least one nude photo of themselves with
another teen. (This number is probably much higher.)
Danny Huerta is a counselor with Focus on the Family. The news has been
plastered with a sexting scandal story at a high school in a small Colorado
town. Hundreds of students were involved with taking and sharing nude photos of
themselves. Listen in as Danny shares more details about what has been happening
at this school.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg with what is happening in our schools
and in our nation,” Danny declares. Parents should stay vigilant,
periodically checking their teen’s cell phone for nude photos or inappropriate
websites they’ve visited. “Begin with a compassionate heart,” he says.
Don’t get mad. It might not be your child’s fault. Tune in to the next segment
with Danny as he continues to discuss this important topic.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
Parents, have you had the “cell phone talk” with your kids? It’s not
just about downloading music and texting too late at night anymore. The biggest
issue is sexting and your kids have either done it or know someone who has.
Danny Huerta believes it is important for parents to set boundaries and
limitations on their children’s cell phone use. Conflict will happen; your kids
will get upset when you want to check it. Don’t back down, though. “Teens
cannot demand freedom because that does not make a healthy life or a heathy
family,” Danny says.
If you do find something inappropriate on your teen’s cell phone do not delete
the image or text, but instead reassure him/her that you are not angry. However,
necessary steps must be taken to make sure no one was hurt and no illegal
activity occurred. This will include involving the school and the police. There
are harsh consequences that must be administered because this is not a joke or
something kids do to pass time. It is child pornography. In fact, according to
Captain Gary Spurger, it is child sexual assault.
One decision can ruin a life – or two or three or hundreds. The students in
Colorado are discovering the consequences of sexting right now. They didn’t
think it could happen to them. It was fun and made them feel important. But now
many are losing athletic and academic scholarships. The teens who are considered
adults face jail time and steep fines. Our children need to know just how
serious and dangerous sexting can be.
Go to the Focus on the Family website and search for “What Parents
Should know about Sexting” for more information.
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November 18, 2015
Title: Sexting is Serious Problem
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Captain Gary Spurger
with Harris County Sheriff’s Office (www.harriscountyso.org)
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young
children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to
understand.
Texting is nothing new, but “sexting” is a fairly new issue which has
many in law enforcement concerned. Many parents, however, are clueless as to not
only the dangers of sexting, but how frequent and wide-spread it is. Recent
research has uncovered that nearly thirty percent of teens have shared an
inappropriate photo of themselves with another teen at least once.
Captain Gary Spurger, with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, urges
parents to listen to this segment with their teens and tweens, especially if
they have a cell phone that can take and send pictures. Sexting is becoming an
everyday occurrence among teens, even tweens, and this is where the law steps
in. Captain Spurger explains that the law classifies a nude picture of a child
(or teen not yet an adult) as “child sexual assault”; it’s not simply
pornography, and a teenager who is considered an adult can be charged with a
felony. This will result with that teen being labeled a sex offender for ten
years.
If the two teens exchanging nude photos are both underage, the law is slightly
different, but still severe. Teens, is it worth it? Sexting can not only affect
your criminal record, but your hopes of attending a lucrative college, obtaining
a good job, and will affect the rest of your life.
NOTE: Parents, do not be afraid to check your teen or tween’s cell phone
periodically. You are not “invading their privacy”; it is your right to
do whatever you feel necessary in order to protect them from harm. “Online
actions have off-line consequences in the real world,” Captain Spurger
says.
Listen in as Captain Spurger tells parents what they should – and should not –
do if they discover a sexting photo on their child’s phone. If you would like
Captain Gary Spurger to speak to your youth group or adult networking
partnership, please contact him at 713.274.4707. For more information on this
topic, click [here]. www.NetSmartz.org
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March 4, 2011
Title: Kids cannot forward inappropriate photos using cell phones or computers. Lives can be ruined. Have a talk with your kids.
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Jacquie Ream
with YNK: You Never Know (www.ReamInk.com)
“The common joke with teens is that they’re all developing
oversized thumbs from all the texting they do on their cell phones,” says
Jacquie Ream, a former educator and author of YNK – Your Never Know. Technology
has moved faster than parents ability to keep up with it. Today, most kids have
cell phones and either their own computer or unhindered access to one. Teens and tweens need rules, guidance, and monitoring when it comes to cell phones and
internet access. Have you had ‘the talk’ with your kids?
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November 16, 2010
Title: Adolescent Use of Modern Technology: The A-B-C’s of Protecting Our Child While Connected
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Jacquie Ream
with YNK: You Never Know (www.ReamInk.com)
Segment 1 of 2
Between the proliferation of cyber bullying and the inappropriate communications that cell phones enable between teens and even tweens, parents need to realize their kids are more technologically savvy then they are. Simple statements like, “Now don’t go there, or don’t ever take an inappropriate picture of yourself and forward it to a friend”, may not be enough to protect your kids from a life time of heart ache and pain. Learn to protect your kids and grandkids. Listen and pass the links to your friends.
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Title: Adolescent Use of Modern Technology: The A-B-C’s of Protecting Our Child While Connected
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Jacquie Ream
with YNK: You Never Know (www.ReamInk.com)
Segment 2 of 2
It’s like one minute, they didn’t have cell phones, and the
next minute, they all have them. Problem: teens and tweens are more
technological savvy than their parents. Trouble lurks, as the bible says,
the devil roams like a lion seeking whom he can devour. It is too easy to
take inappropriate pictures or videos of themselves and forward them to a
‘trusted’ friend who can’t wait to forward it to the entire world. Or,
predators lure our children into compromising positions, on line, and too
often, to meet and abuse them. Learn to protect your kids and grandkids.
Listen and pass the links to your friends.
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November 10, 2010
Title: S@xting could place your child in jail!
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Harris County Assistant District Attorney Eric Devlin
with Harris County District Attorney
Sexting amongst Tweens and Teens is all too common. Will receiving, keeping
and/or sending lewd photos in text messages land your child in JAIL? All parents
should first listen to this segment. Then, all parents should listen to this
segment with the Tweens and Teens. Then recommend this segment to all your
friends.
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August 27, 2010
Title: Protect your children from cyber-bullies, sexting, vulgar e-mails and More
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Angela McClowan
with Mouse Mail (www.MouseMail.com)
New word for today: Sex-tor-tion….sextortion….
Federal prosecutors and child safety advocates are seeing an upswing in cases of
online sexual extortion, a.k.a. “sextortion.”
Teens who text nude cell phone photos of themselves or show off their bodies on
the Internet are being contacted by pornographers who threaten to expose their
behavior to friends and family unless they pose for more explicit porn.
This creates a nonstop cycle of vicious child exploitation.
Since teens are much more vulnerable to blackmail, parents should take the steps
necessary to ensure they’re monitoring a child or teenager’s online activity.
Dr. Bill Bennett, former Secretary of Education, has teamed up with Safe
Communications Inc. in a new education initiative that offers parents the
opportunity to protect their children from predators, cyber-bullies, sexting and
vulgar e-mails.
“We can never do enough to keep our children safe", says Dr. Bill Bennett. The
tragedy is when we do too little. No parent should ever have to say, ‘If only I
had done more.”
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September 1, 2009
Title: WHAT IS SEXTING? Part 1 of 2
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Teresa Tomeo
with Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com)
Is your teenage daughter using her cell phone to “sext” her boyfriend naked or partially naked pictures of herself? Is your teenage son on the receiving end of these pictures? Teenagers need to know that “sexting” can land them in jail with child porn charges! Log on to www.ATGSeries.com for more information.
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Title: WHAT IS SEXTING? Part 2 of 2
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Teresa Tomeo
with Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com)
Serious criminal charges could be slapped on your teenage son or daughter for distributing or receiving naked or partially naked pictures of themselves or their friends. However, perhaps even more damaging than criminal charges are the psychological problems that could scar them for the rest of their lives. Teenagers need to know the risks of sexting.
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April 2, 2009
Title: WHAT IS “SEXTING”? Part 1 of 2
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Teresa Tomeo
with Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com)
Is your teenage daughter using her cell phone to “sext” her boyfriend naked or partially naked pictures of herself? Is your teenage son on the receiving end of these pictures? Teenagers need to know that “sexting” can land them in jail with child porn charges! Log on to www.ATGSeries.com for more information.
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Title: WHAT IS “SEXTING”? Part 2 of 2
Topic: Sexting
Discussed by Teresa Tomeo
with Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com)
Serious criminal charges could be slapped on your teenage son or daughter for distributing or receiving naked or partially naked pictures of themselves or their friends. However, perhaps even more damaging than criminal charges are the psychological problems that could scar them for the rest of their lives. Teenagers need to know the risks of sexting! Log on to www.ATGSeries.com for more information.
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