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Concern is growing about increased pressures on teenagers to engage in risky behaviour such as sending sexually explicit text messages.
Celebrity culture, the prevalence of sexual imagery and a lack of awareness about the consequences are among the pressures experts say are being piled on teenagers.
Parents are now being called on to educate themselves about the risks their children are being exposed to in the same way as they inform themselves about drink and drugs.
The issue has been raised by forensic psychologist Dr Maureen Griffin addressing a child protection conference.
One in four teenagers who responded to a survey admitted sending sexual images of themselves by mobile phone, Dr Griffin revealed.
Secondary school pupils are being surrounded by sexual imagery and are being pressurised to send provocative messages, the psychologist warned.
As part of the worrying trend, children as young as 10 are copying lewd celebrity culture by swapping naked pictures of themselves via mobile phone. Continue reading
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