Grooming is when someone seeks to build an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for sexual purposes. It happens both online and face to face.
Grooming is when someone seeks to build an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for sexual purposes. It happens both online and face to face
Children may often meet people through social and gaming sites that aren’t who they say they are so it’s important to discuss the risks with them
Once groomers have gained a child’s trust they may encourage them to share sexual images, or videos of themselves, live stream, or arrange to meet
Groomers are not always strangers and sometimes children may not be aware that they are being groomed believing they’re in a relationship with the person
Talk about it
Show them where to get help if they are concerned and to talk to you or a trusted adult for support
Spend time discussing where they interact with friends online and how and what they share with others
Explain how easy it is to pretend to be someone else online, and why an adult may wish to approach them
Remind them that the people they have met online might feel like friends but they may not be who they say they are
Discuss what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like to make them aware
