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Why Sexting is Not Child Porn

It’s horrifying to parents: why would our children WANT others to see naked pictures of them? Why do we have to even TALK to our children about the many reasons that voluntarily taking, sending, or sharing nude pictures is not in any child’s best interest? But despite our horror over this digital and cultural divide…

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The Dangers of Sexting

Sexting is the latest craze among teens. Sexting is a loose term that constitutes any photo, text message, or video that is sent from one cell phone to another. Though the craze dates back all the way to 2005 when it really scratched the surface, it has only gotten more popular. With the technological revolution that defines this generation, sexting is far more common than not. The problem, among many, is that most people that partake in the activity do not understand the implications of it or how severe the consequences can be.

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Signs & Symptoms of Sexual Abuse in Children

Child sexual abuse is exposing children to sexual activity. Forms of child sexual abuse are forcing a child into activities such as fondling, intercourse, oral sex and pornography. Reports of child sexual abuse are common, with 80,000 reports per year, as of 2008, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The number of times child sexual abuse actually occurs is much greater than what reports show because many children are afraid to tell.

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The Baby is Finally Sleeping — Now the Neighbors are Having the Loudest Sex!

Oh. My. Gawd. This is not really happening to me. I have been up at all hours of the night for seven months straight with my newborn baby, she is FINALLY sleeping through the night without any night-feedings, now this: I’ve got a new neighbor that’s just moved in that has the loudest, most obnoxious sex I’ve ever heard in my life– at 3am several times a week! ARGH! I’m going to lose it. What do I do?