A printable checklist of grooming warning signs for parents and carers. Covers behavioural changes, digital red flags, communication shifts, and secretive behaviour that may indicate a child is being targeted by an online groomer.
A two-page printable checklist designed to help parents and carers recognise the warning signs that a child may be being groomed online or in person. The checklist is divided into four sections: behavioural warning signs (mood changes, withdrawal, aggression), digital warning signs (new contacts, unexplained gifts, device secrecy), changes in communication (new language, mentions of older friends, secrecy about conversations), and secretive behaviour (hiding screens, leaving rooms to take calls, switching off devices when adults enter). Each section uses a simple tick-box format. Guidance notes explain what each sign may indicate and recommend next steps if multiple warning signs are present.