By Stephanie Steinberg, USA TODAY
Teen "sexting" is on the rise, but teens aren't the only age group sending naked pictures of themselves to others via text message.
 
In a new survey of 1,017 teens and 1,049 parents nationwide, 28% of the parents say they engage in sexting, including sending texts with sexual content or nude pictures of themselves.

Charles Sophy, a child and family psychiatrist in Beverly Hills, Calif., says many of his patients who are parents engage in sexting, and not always with their partners.
 
"It's a new and exciting way, for lack of a better term, to explore and express themselves when marriages are in bad spots," says Sophy, who is on the advisory council for LG Text Ed, a program of LG Mobile Phones, sponsor of the survey.
 
An increasing number of committed couples also are sexting with each other, Sophy says. And as long as they set parameters, Sophy says, the activity is not necessarily a "bad thing," and it may be a way to "revamp" a relationship.
 
In the same survey, 43% of people ages 13 to 17 say they "sext" with their peers.
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