Firstly, try not to panic.

Engaging in sexting can impact on young people's emotional wellbeing, self-esteem and relationships.  Young people often put a lot of trust in those who they share an intimate image with.

As they transition from childhood to adulthood, developmental factors can bring a tendency to seek new sensations, take risks and explore their emerging sexuality, while their vulnerability to peer pressure and possible lack of understanding of sex and relationship can place them at greater risk of engaging in sexting.

Sometimes the overuse of technology is referred to as an addiction but this isn't always the best way to describe and address the problem.

Find out more about what the experts have to say about screen time for children and young people.

Sites, services and apps may ask for permission to use a webcam.

Find out more about what livestreams young people might watch and the risks of doing so.

Find out more about the ways in which young people might choose to livestream and the risks of doing so.

Find out more about the different types of unreliable information young people might find online.