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FACEPINPOINT

teenage girls have sent or messages. 55% of people up in some way, whether

posted nude or semi-nude will share your message this is their looks, per-
pictures of themselves, with more than one per- formance in school, or
and have sent these to son. Nearly 70% of teen- relationships with friends

people they have never age boys and girls who and family. The number
met, but have had interac- sext, do so with their girl- one wish that these teen-

tions with on the Inter- friend or boyfriend, 61% age girls have is open and
net. Our young girls are of all those who partici- honest communication
looking for praise, ac- pated who have sent nude with their parents. It led

Photo Courtesy of google.com
ceptance, and confidence images admit they
from complete strangers. were pressured to do it at me to acknowledge that
What does this tell us least once. we are doing our chil-

about our society and how dren a great grievance
we are failing our young Studies have shown that by not talking about sub-

people? 24% of teenag- teenage girls that have jects surrounding nude
ers aged between 14 to 17 a negative perception of photography and sexting
and 33% of those aged 18 themselves are four times exchanges. We need to

to 24 have been involved more likely to take part in facilitate an environment
in the form of nude sex- activities with other teen- in which young girls, as

ting. 11% of teenage girls age boys, only to end up well as boys, feel com-
aged between the tender regretting this later. 7 in fortable enough to open
ages of 13 to 16 have been 10 teenage girls believe up to us and talk about

involved with sending or that they are not good anything and everything,
receiving sexually explicit enough or don’t measure even issues that they hold

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