7 Warning Signs Of Grooming

Protecting our children from predators is crucial. In this video, we discuss the warning signs of grooming and how to recognize child grooming behaviors. Understanding these signs can help you identify potential dangers and keep your loved ones safe.

We will cover the common warning signs of grooming, how child grooming typically unfolds and the steps to take if you suspect grooming.

Stay informed and vigilant. If you're concerned about grooming or child grooming signs, this video provides essential information to help you protect your children. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more content on child safety and awareness.

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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Editor: Kelly Soong
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: ChiquitaFoncy
Youtube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
NSPCC Learning. (2022). Grooming: Recognizing the Signs.

[Psychgo]

This is an important topic that doesn't get discussed enough. Let us know what other topics you'd like us to cover. We would really appreciate it if you could help us by engaging with this content by leaving your thoughts here and sharing this video!

[kamh]

The fact that there’s a need for this video is heartbreaking

[MoonGlow]

"Special treatment or attention" yeah, it seems my childhood was safe

[svxxkai]

I sent this to my cousin as a tip, when I was 6 she told me she was SA'd by our Uncle, she was also SA'd at her current age. She had no one to talk to, she just told her online friends, they boost her up. I'm trying to help her too. I'll do whatever it costs, even if the Gr★★mer is more powerful than me.

[SillyFishhh]

"Excessive physical touch"
Yep, i know what it feels like.
I was too scared to tell someone.

[trinaq]

The biggest red flag is definitely "You seem so mature for your age."

[lonewolfnergiganos]

My heart goes out to anyone who has been, or could've been a potential victim of grooming. It's a dark world we live in.

[Kouddii]

I think that my brother is being groomed. I'm so torn on what to do. I'm terrified, and I know he thinks it's okay, but I just can't help but hesitate. I don't know who to tell and how I can tell them. After watching this video I'm more than sure that my guess is accurate. They are doing most of these things. I always wondered why he was getting gifts and attention from them 24/7. I was always wondering why he thought it was normal. *I was always wondering why they kept it a secret.* Thank you, Psych2go. You helped me come to my senses and smack my braincells across the face and go "we gotta do this, get up."

[cazyrito]

I’m happy this video is here. As someone who was groomed, it truly is hard to tell if you’re being groomed without being taught what grooming is. I hope this video helps save many lives from this type of trauma. It truly is a difficult thing to go through and recover from.

[jayarthasengupta]

1:33 Excessive Secrecy
2:08 Unexplained Gifts
2:31 Special Treatment or Attention
2:56 Spending Time Alone
3:24 Allowing Forbidden Things
4:04 Excessive Physical Touching
4:43 Minimizing Concerns

[Lunarheartspokemon]

When I was younger, I got groomed online and I didn’t know at all. They weren’t even an adult but they made it so obvious that they were grooming me and that same person is still roaming to this day. I’m still recovering and when I tried to expose them for what they did no one listened :(

[tilly-the-silly-frilly]

It’s so sad that people have downgraded in such a manner that videos like these need to be made. Thank you for spreading this information

[SoGoesLife_]

This channel makes me question my childhood, more often than not.

[Todoroki-Shoto]

When I was in middle school I met a friend's sister at my friend's birthday party. I was standoffish because of abuse that was happening at home? but her sister said I was "Cool" and started meeting me every single day at the bus stop. In the beginning we talked about TV-shows - but after a while she started by asking questions about my body and its maturity, then moved onto kissing and touching. My parents ignored it as "Friends" or "Friends sister", but this woman said she loved me and wanted to protect me from the family situation I was in. She joined the military and started buying me gaming consoles, clothes, games, weapons etc. It was a huge topic for years not to tell anyone, because she could get arrested. She would choke me, cut me with knives, and used to have me wear a collar for her? but she would also play it off as something normal (My parents thought it was a stylistic choice). Eventually she convinced me to move into her barracks with her. She would tell her coworkers I was family, or that I was her friend - then she would hook up with them behind the scenes while actively telling me she was dating me.

Years later, I had people tell me they would get messages from her saying to leave me alone, or that she would hover when other people tried to get near me? I remember once at a BBQ party, one of her superiors was put off by the age gap and tried to ask if I was ok? but I was heavily manipulated into thinking things were normal, and that I was in love. I remember everyone else at the BBQ played it off as "He's a boy who likes older girls/he's lucky", but this guy went out of his way to track me down when I wandered away from the group to ask more questions and I respect him for that now even if he never did anything to get me away from that situation (He still recognized it was wrong).
TLDR: A person being groomed isn't going to tell you "Hey I'm in danger", they might say "This is my friend" or "This is my partner" they might know not everything is normal, but see it as "A form of love specific to the person who cares for me". The kid might be going through other forms of abuse in their life? or be a survivor of extreme circumstances and see their situation as the better option. Don't take things at face value, even if a kid gets mad about you trying to help them they will be grateful years later.

[artemis]

when i was sa'd/groomed by my eldest sisters ex fiancée when i was 12 i looked for a vid that could validate my suspicions, didnt really find any but thankfully i didnt let it go on for more than a day. there needs to be more vids like this from more people.
no one should shy away from these types of videos when it could help someone in the long run. kudos for making this, it can really help someone speak up before its too late.

[Strawberrydafox]

I thought grooming was brushing hair or making someone relax I never knew grooming was something sexual

[Maddiedoggie]

While this video is mainly directed at children who are especially vulnerable to grooming, adults can be manipulated and groomed too. I’ve had people try to groom me despite being in my 20s, trying to exploit my autism and how desperate I am for a stable relationship with someone I like.

[Waggers]

As a kid, I got groomed and thankful nothing happened but my god as an adult now I realise what happened it's quite scary. These types of warning sign videos are important to share. It could help someone.

[autisticwoman]

As a person who got groomed online more than once, I'm glad people put awareness to this...This is a serious issue that people sadly overlooked at it and blame the victims for this, heck, this subject is mocked at! Thank you so much for this video, and I hope people who are experiencing the same thing are doing well. Remember, none of this is your fault, you're a minor/you were a minor. Innocent and pure❤. The one who should be ashamed is the groomer herself/himself!

[dawn]

my dad
1. told me not to tell my mom that he was letting me sit on his lap (he would often 'let his hands wander')

2. often guiltripped me with excessive gift-giving and disappointment when I said I didn't remember them

3. ignored my brother - blatantly and obviously favorited me over him

4. honestly my mother and my brother (the only other immediate family I had in the house) were always distant, so it was extremely easy for 'one-on-one time'

5. often broke sensible rules my mother set for me (such as not letting me stay up too late, watching inappropriate content - I was ten - and eating too much sugar) - he'd break those rules and tell me that my mother was too strict anyway, or 'crazy' or 'insane' (and while she does have her own mental issues I believe now that those were okay rules)

6. constantly touched me, asked for hugs, inappropriate touching, - I couldn't say no because I was *ten* - and he was mostly absent from my life anyway, so I didn't know what father-daughter boundaries were *supposed* to be, etc


7. my mother disliked my father because he was an asshole to her and would often comment about how 'it isn't very appropriate for you to sit on his lap' (but she never did anything because she was often away for work and didn't know how bad it was, I don't resent her for not knowing) and she'd usually complain about him in general - he'd tell me and my brother she was 'crazy', or narcissistic (which she is, I won't deny that), or lazy, or - generally badmouthing her (they both badmouthed each other to us, though, so I guess in this aspect both of them check the box)