Teen Anonymity of Online Environment Leads to Perverse Discourse

Even wonder how your teen could possibly spend so much time online? Maybe your teen’s witty nature comes alive on Facebook, maybe your teen feels more comfortable discussing personal issues when its not in person,  whatever it may be, it may also be likely that your child is engaging in in discourse that you may find alarming. The following article finds that teens engage in raunchy, lascivious, and even threatening conversations online- things they wouldn’t dare say in person. This type of “courage” can lead to cyberbullying or sexting. To read more about this trend that is taking the teen world by storm, click here

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