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What Parents Need to Know About Online Grooming
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What Parents Need to Know About Online Grooming
Published 6th May 2020
A free online safety guide on online grooming.
Online Grooming is when someone befriends and builds an emotional relationship with a child and communicates with them through the internet with the intent to commit a sexual offence. This type of victimisation can take place across any platform; from social media and messaging apps to online gaming and live streaming. Often it involves young people being tricked, forced or pressured into doing something they wouldn’t normally do (coercion) and often the groomer’s goal is to meet the victim in a controlled setting to sexually or physically abuse them. In some cases children may be abducted or have long-lasting psychological damage.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as strangers online, closed messaging and emotional attachments.
This is part of our Online Relationships and Privacy and Security Categories.
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