ISPCC urges parental vigilance over online grooming of children

The ISPCC has urged parents to talk to their children about their online activity after research highlighted the vital role they play in protecting minors from sexual predators.

The report from the University of Birmingham and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre in Britain, documented a growing trend of children being groomed for online sexual abuse.

The study said children whose internet activities are monitored and who have an open dialogue with their parents about what they do or see online are better protected from offenders and more resilient to the techniques they use.