Sexting is a word that I didn’t know! The Urban Dictionary defines it as: The act of text messaging someone in the hopes of having a sexual encounter with them later; initially casual, transitioning into highly suggestive and even sexually explicit.

I think as a parent, educator, or concerned adult working with youth/young adults, it is a word we should become familiar with. Visit www.netsmartz.org to find out more about this disturbing topic.

U.S. News and World Report has featured the article ‘Addiction to Video Games a Growing Concern under the health portion of their website! One parent in the article “wonders uneasily where childish pastime begins to edge toward obsession.” Software sales hit $9.5 Billion last year, an average of 9 games sold per second (taken from the article listed above). Is your child addicted to gaming?