Parenting A Teen Or Preteen: Texting Codes You Should Be Aware Of

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Are you a parent or guardian of a teen or a preteen who is on social media? We have gathered a few codes your kids may be using to hide their activities or chats from you.

1. PIR = Parent in room

2. PAL = Parents are Listening
3. AITR = Adult in the room
4. PAW = Parents are Watching
5. PA or PA911 = Parent Alert
6. CD9 or Code 9 = Parent around
7. 99 = Parent gone
8. 303 = Mom
9. IWSN – I want sex now
11. GNOC – Get naked on camera
12. NIFOC – Naked in front of computer
13. CU46 – See you for sex
14. 53X – Sex
15. Party meeting place
16. THOT – That hoe over there
17. CID – Acid (the drug)
18. Broken – Hungover from alcohol
19. 420 – Marijuana
20. POS – Parent over shoulder
21. SUGARPIC – Suggestive or erotic photo
22. KOTL – Kiss on the lips
23. (L)MIRL – Let’s meet in real life
24. PRON – Porn
25. TDTM – Talk dirty to me
26. 8 – Oral sex
27. IPN – I’m posting naked
28. LH6 – Let’s have sex
29. WTTP – Want to trade pictures?
30. DOC – Drug of choice
31. TWD – Texting while driving
32. GYPO – Get your pants off
33. KPC- Keeping parents cluelessBut even if you do happen to catch your child pecking out such teen speak, don’t freak. “Simply say, I know [potentially inappropriate] communication happens and I want you to know that I’m going to be checking in on you,” says DeRosa, program manager of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI). She says, “Tell your child, ‘If I find out that you’re engaging in inappropriate behavior, you will lose privileges.’”

The point, she insists, isn’t to punish but to prompt a dialogue. “The most important thing is to talk to kids about what they’re doing online,” she says. “You don’t want them to feel like they always have to be hiding things. The more overbearing you are, the faster they’ll find a new way to make sure you don’t see what they’re doing.”