Someone Is Messaging Your Child

A parent's guide to sextortion, grooming and AI fake images, and what to do if it happens.

Online blackmail and grooming follow scripts, and they target ordinary kids. This calm, practical guide shows you how the scripts work, how to make sure your child comes to you, and exactly what to do in the first hour if it happens.

Inside

• How sextortion and grooming work, and why secrecy is the warning sign
• AI fake images, and why a child doesn't need to have sent a photo
• The No-Trouble Promise and the small talks that keep your child talking
• The settings that actually help
• The First Hour, step by step
• Afterwards, and a Family Online Safety Plan
• A First Hour card, a warning signs checklist and conversation starters

For parents and carers of 9 to 16 year olds.