By Mandy Murphey
KPC stands for keeping parents clueless. Apparently most parents are clueless when it comes to understanding their teenagers text messages. It is a sign of the times. Teens use slang and acronyms to keep parents in the dark. A recent study in USA Today found the messages that are being sent and received are risque and often an avenue for trouble. The national Center for Missing and Exploited Children conducted the study and found that one in five teens has sexted.
Of the teens in the survey, many says their parents don’t understand what they’re saying in texts and instant messaging. 40 percent tell their parents little or nothing about what they do online.
We have provided parents with a lesson on the foreign language behind teen texting. If you see one of these words, you should take notice. If you don’t understand what the text means, you can go to a website that we have provides to interpret it for you.
• Interpret Text Slang: http://www.noslang.com/
• List Of Most Used Texting Codes: http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp
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Source: Chicago Tribune, July 20 2009
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