1. Teenagers and Sexting with Christy Keating Dr. Cam 36:05

If you’re worried your teen may be sending or receiving inappropriate snapchats, texts, and DMs, this episode is for you.

According to the CDC sexting can damage a teen’s self-Image, is linked to cyberbullying, increases rates of depression and other mental health issues, and may even result in felony charges.

Yet, this activity has become somewhat normalized even expected among teens. Nearly 15% have sent an explicit or suggestive Image or message, and one out of four teens have received one. 

In this episode, I’m joined by Christy Keating, founder and CEO of The Heartful Parent, to discuss how to talk to our teens about consent, and what to do if we discover they’ve been sexting. 

 

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Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell, PhD, the “teen translator,” is an adolescent psychologist, family success coach, and co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve student, staff, and parent well-being.

For over two decades, she has been helping parents build strong, positive relationships with their teens through improved communication, connection, and understanding. Dr. Cam is a TEDx speaker, host of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam podcast, co-creator of the “I Am Enough” teen 12-week workshop, author of Power Phrases for Parents: Teen Edition, and co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution.

Dr. Cam is the mom of a teen too, so she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk!