What is Sexting?

What is “sexting”? It is a combination of the words "sex" and "text messaging," "sexting" is the sending of sexually explicit messages via cell phone or instant messenger. A revealing study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl magazine said 20 percent of teens and 33 percent of young adults (ages 20-26) have shared nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves either via text or by posting online. And parents of girls, listen to this, Girls are culprits. The study also revealed that teen girls are more likely to do this than boys and 11 percent of the teen girls ages 13-16 admitted to sending suggestive photos of themselves.