Parents who wish to shield their children from exchanging sexually explicit images and texts on cell phones should 
make sure they, themselves, stay connected to their kids through mobile communication, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Rather than imposing heavy-handed supervision of cell phone use, parents and other family members can help curb children's exposure to "sexting" by incorporating themselves into the flows of a teen's texting and talking. Also, parents may be better off if they pay for their kids' mobile service, rather than having children pay for their own.
"The findings suggest that explicit restriction is not effective," said Scott Campbell, the study's lead author who is an associate professor of communication studies and the U-M Pohs Professor of Telecommunications.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-parental-restriction-discourages-teen-sexting.html
Abstract in Mobile and Media Communication: Predictors of mobile sexting among teens: Toward a new explanatory framework
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