HELP FOR THE FAMILY/PARENTING -How to Talk to Your Teen Abo

WHAT YOU CAN DO 

Set clear rules.  Although you cannot fully control your teenager's cell phone use, you can make that he or she knows your rules-as well as the consequences  for breaking those rules. Remember, too, that as a parent,you have the right to monitor your teenager's cell phone. -Bible principle: Ephesians 6:1. 

Note: In my opinion, if you pay for the phone and the service; and since you,not them are the parents, and they are minors; I believe that you have the right to  take away or restrict and monitor your teenager's cell phone use and make sure they abide by those rules. But, the thing is, you don't know what they are doing when they leave your home to go to school or wherever that may be.  

Help your teenager to reason on the problem.  You could say:  "There are many opinions as to what constitutes sexting. How would you define the term? "What kinds of photos do you think are appropriate?" "In some places the law considers a minor who sends a nude photo of  a minor to be guild of a crime. Do you think its that bad?"  (Note: Heck yes! because Jehovah God would not approve of any male or female, no matter the age to be showing their nude  body to someone they are married to and being so young. It is WRONG!!  Also because they don't know what kind of trouble it could get them into; not just with their parents. It could also get them killed.   Why would sexting be morally wrong?" Listen carefully to his or her reasoning, and help your teenager to think beyond the send button. -Bible principle: Hebrews 5:14. 

Next time: HELP FOR THE FAMILY/PARENTING -How to Talk to Your Teen About Sexting -Thing beyond the send button

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