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Sexting facts & advice

Get expert tips to support children.

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What’s inside the hub

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Learn about sexting

Understand the risks that children may face online to offer the right support to keep them safe.

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Protect children from sexting

Get advice to give children the right tools to help them make smarter choices about what they share.

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Dealing with sexting

Get advice on helping your child if they’ve sent or received a nude or sext and minimise it’s impact.

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Sexting resources

See a list of organisations that can support you and your child.

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What is sextortion?

Learn about sextortion and how it might impact your child.

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Look At Me report

This research provides insight into who shares nudes and why.

Getting the facts on sexting

The term ‘sexting’ is used to describe the sending and receiving of sexually explicit photos, messages and video clips, by text, email or posting them on social networking sites.

Young people may send images and messages to their friends, partners, or even strangers they meet online. Although there is a lot of talk among teens of sending nudes research shows there’s been little growth in the number of young people doing it.

Explore our advice hub to get the facts on why young people may get involved in sexting, what the law says about sexting and what you can do to help your child if they are negatively affected by it.

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