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Patricia A. Snell, MA and Amanda S. Wolfe, MPH

NORFOLK ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN. Patricia A. Snell, MA and Amanda S. Wolfe, MPH Education Consultants Norfolk Advocates for Children Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. BULLYING AND POWER. REPEATED INCIDENTS. MAKES SOMEONE SAD OR AFRAID. WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM.

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  1. NORFOLK ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN Patricia A. Snell, MA and Amanda S. Wolfe, MPH Education ConsultantsNorfolk Advocates for Children Norfolk District Attorney’s Office

  2. BULLYING AND POWER REPEATED INCIDENTS MAKES SOMEONE SAD OR AFRAID WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  3. RELATIONAL AGGRESSION RUMORS WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  4. CYBER-BULLYING text, email, blogs, Facebook WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  5. THE INTERNET EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC CAN’T CONTROL WHO SAVES OR FORWARDS YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEO, TEXTS, EMAILS OR POSTS APPS. | EASY ACCESS WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  6. THINK BEFORE YOU POST PRIVACY SETTINGS PHOTOS/VIDEOS/INFO. WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  7. SEXTING IS A GROWING ISSUE AMONG YOUTH AGES 13+ Sending or forwarding inappropriate photos or videos WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  8. COERCION v. CHOICE The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy & Unplanned Pregnancy (2008) Surveyed Teens ages 13-19 and Young Adults ages 20-26 Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (2011-2012) Survey asked 18 year-olds questions regarding HS experiences WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  9. POPULAR SITES APPS Texting, email, social networking sites: FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SNAPCHAT | SECRET CALCULATOR WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  10. ISSUES WITH SEXTING CONSEQUENCES No control over where the photo(s) or videos go Could lead to online harassment, cyberbullying, or teen dating violence Social humiliation and damage to your reputation School consequencessuspension / expulsion Self harm and/or suicide LEGAL CONSEQUENCES WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  11. ARE STUDENTS GETTING INTO TROUBLE? YES! WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  12. CURRENT CONVICTIONS Production, promotion, possession, and dissemination of child pornography Disorderly conduct Illegal use of a minor in nudity-orientatedmaterial Open and gross lewdness Sexual abuse of children LEGAL CONSEQUENCES WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  13. REAL LIFE EXAMPLES Who is charged? A.H. v. State, Florida Child pornography conviction Philip Alpert, Florida Felony chargessending child pornography State v. Canal, Iowa Obscenity conviction LEGAL CONSEQUENCES WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  14. REMEMBER… RESPECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS WILL RESPECT YOU! WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  15. SEXTING FACTS AND PREVALENCE Prevalence is difficult to measure, but of the studies that exist, about a 1/3 of teens are participating (sending or receiving) and the % increases with age1,2 Nearly 1 in 5 sext recipients have passed the pic onto someone else3 1.) Cyber-bullying Research Center: http://www.cyberbullying.us/Sexting_Fact_Sheet.pdf 2.) National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Sex and Tech: results from a survey of teens and young adults. 2008 3.) www.athinline.org MTV Digital Abuse Study Executive Summary WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  16. SEXTING FACTS AND PREVALENCE Teens who have engaged in sexting behaviors more likely to have had sex than non-sexting teens Girls who engaged in sexting have higher prevalence of risky sex behaviors: multiple partners, using drugs and alcohol before sex4 4.) Teen Sexting and Its Association with Sexual Behaviors. Archives of Pediatric Adolescant Medicine Vol 166 (No.9) September 2012, Journal of American Medicine WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  17. SEXTING AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE 1/5 high school girls and 1/13 high school boys experience teen dating violence before graduating from high school5,6 Dating and relationship abuse reported to begin as early as age 11, with sexual behavior viewed as normal7 Sexting falls into the new category of “digital abuse” and can be used to control someone in a relationship 5.) Silverman JG, Raj A, Mucci LA, Hathaway JE. Dating violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual risk behavior, pregnancy, and suicidality. JAMA 2001;286:572--9. 6.) "Social and Environmental Contexts of Adolescent and Young Adult Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study," Elizabeth Reed, ScD, Jay G. Silverman, PhD, Anita Raj, PhD, Emily F. Rothman, et al. American Journal of Men's Health, Volume 2 Number 3, September 2008 260-271 7.)Tween and Teen Dating Abuse Study, 2008, https://www.breakthecycle.org/sites/default/files/pdf/survey-lina-tweens-2008.pdf WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  18. SEXTING AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE One person may force or threaten a person with consequences if they do not send Explicit photos If a relationship ends, one person may spread the existing photos to other people to get back at the person who ended the relationship, or to blackmail the person who is trying to end the relationship WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  19. REAL LIFE POSTS WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  20. WHAT PARENTS CAN DO For younger kids who do not yet know about sex, educate them that text messages should never contain pictures of people without their clothes on, kissing, or touching each other with private parts Talk to your teens about healthy relationships, specifically that pressure to send a naked photo or sexually suggestive message is not part of a healthy relationship and is disrespectful WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  21. PARENTS AND CELL PHONE MONITORING Set up an expectation (and follow through!) that you will be regularly checking your child’s phone and screening all messages, texts, videos, pictures, etc. Talk to other parents and your kids to stay up to date with the latest apps and social media platforms—use these products yourself. Consider blocking photo/video capabilities or putting a limit on internet use on cell phone. Use a formal monitoring system (ex: my mobile watchdog) WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  22. MEDIA IN THE BEDROOM • Decrease in time teens’ spend sleeping • More time online, less sleep, and more tired (Van den Bulck, 2004) • Mobile phone use late at night associated with tiredness, up to a year later (Van den Bulck, 2007) • Chronic lack of sleep associated with (Tarokh & Carskadon, 2008) • Mood regulation problems, learning, and memory • Poor school performance • Risk taking, risky behaviors and decisions WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  23. ENCOURAGE KIDS TO THINK BEFORE YOU FORWARD When you receive a text, you do not know the context of what was going on when that picture was taken: -could the person have been pressured or forced to send the pic? -could the person have been intoxicated when they took this picture? -could the person in the pic not even have known that a photo was being taken? WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  24. PREP YOUR KIDS IN HOW TO RESPOND TO SEXTS Stress your discomfort: “I’m way too uncomfortable doing that.” Emphasize feelings: “If you really cared for me, you wouldn’t ask me to do that.” Change the subject: “Um let’s do something else, ok?” Call them out: “Nope, not gonna do anything illegal just to excite you.” Try Humor! WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  25. DEALING WITH SEXTING SCHOOL RESPONSE Create a detailed policy for responding tosexting incidents (whether they happen on or off school property) Provide prevention education programs to students about sexting and its consequences Utilize “teachable moments” when sexting incidents appear on the news or other media Report to administration and police Contact parents and students involved Contact the school resource officer and local policeto investigate any photos/videos WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  26. PLACES TO GET HELP www.athinline.com www.thatsnotcool.com www.Loveisrespect.org www.marccenter.webs.com www.eyesonbullying.org www.commonsensemedia.org www.netsmartz/sexting DOVE, local domestic violence agency www.dovema.org WWW.NORFOLKADVOCATESFORCHILDREN.COM

  27. NORFOLK ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN QUESTIONS? Patricia A. Snell, MA and Amanda S. Wolfe, MPH Education ConsultantsNorfolk Advocates for Children Norfolk District Attorney’s Office

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