Children as young as 8 years old are watching porn and sexting. Children who sext are not only unwittingly committing a crime, they are also increasing their risk of being victimized by predators, both known and unknown. Make no mistake, if you are the parent of children in elementary school or younger - this episode most definitely applies to you.
In this episode, we will cover the following:
Remember - Parenting is hard. Be kind yourself.
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Thank you to guest: Susan Moran, Esq
Criminal defense attorney in Ohio
Office: 440-617-1528
Cell: 216-965-5763
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
www.endsexualexploitation.org
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Sources
Criminal cases mentioned
Teen Vogue Articles
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Student Data
First: How many 3rd to 6th graders have a social media account?
Out of those 2,826 students, they have a combined total of 5,882 social media accounts – or 2.08 social media accounts per
3rd grade – 253 students have 425 accounts (these children are EIGHT years old) and that’s an average of 1.68 per child
4th grade – 341 students have 508 account (these children are NINE years old) and that’s an average of 1.49 per child
Second: How many 3rd to 6th graders own a smartphone?
The overall average phone ownership is 69%
3rd graders – 48%
4th graders – 60%
5th graders – 61%
6th graders – 79%
Third: How many 3rd to 6th graders have a Snapchat or TikTok account?
Overall average of usage of Snapchat across 3rd to 6th: 40.3%
So out of those 2,826 students – 1140 have a SC account
3rd grade – 25%
4th grade – 28%
5th grade – 34%
6th grade – 49%
Overall average of usage of TikTok across 3rd to 6th: 40.4% exactly the same as SC (which is pretty typical)
So out of those 2,826 students – 1144 have a TT account
3rd grade – 33%
4th grade – 37%
5th grade – 38%
6th grade – 44%
Fourth How many 3rd to 6th graders promise to stop sexting or promise to cut down on porn consumption?
Overall average of kids promising to STOP or CUT DOWN on sexting from 3rd to 6th: 4.6%
So out of those 2,826 students – 131 total are promising to stop sexting
That doesn’t mean that only 4.6% are doing it, but that 4.6% are promising to stop.
3rd grade – 3% (7 total kids)
4th grade – 5% (16 total kids)
5th grade – 4% (34 total kids)
6th grade – 5% (74 total kids)
Overall average of kids promising to STOP or CUT DOWN on watching porn from 3rd to 6th: 8.8%
out of those 2,826 students – 249 total are promising to cutback on porn.
Here’s the breakdown:
3rd grade – 12%(31 total kids)
4th grade – 11% (39 total kids)
5th grade – 8% (65 total kids)
6th grade – 8% (114 total kids)
Fifith: How many 3rd to 6th graders feel that SEXTING is the biggest issue at their school?
Overall average of 3rd to 6th graders who chose SEXTING or INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT being shared among their friends as the biggest issue: 20%
out of those 2,826 students – 560 total believe that SEXTING is a bigger issue than Cyberbullying, Device Addiction, Increased drama in the school day due to sm, or None.
3rd graders: 36% (90)
4th graders: 22% (74)
5th graders: 17% (134)
6th graders: 18% (262)