Online Grooming - What Is It, and How Does It Affect Young People?

Hello Shielded Space,

Did you know?

“68.97% of tweens and 90.73% of teens encountered sexual content online.

Only 7% of parents knew their kids received inappropriate content from adults.

Online predator reports increased by 106% early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

40% of children from grades four to eight experienced online chatting with strangers.” - Source

So, today, we will talk about a topic that continues to threaten the safety and well-being of young children online – Online Grooming. Many of us are familiar with the term 'grooming,' but how does it play out online?