Trauma-informed digital boundaries, life-story work, and the Adoption Support Fund. Practical safety for children who have come to your family through adoption or SGO.
As an adoptive or special guardianship parent, you are raising a child whose early experiences shape how they see the world — and how they navigate it online. Many of the children placed for adoption have experienced neglect, abuse, or instability that affects how they form relationships and respond to risk. Online life adds another layer: connection with birth family, identity searches, and exposure to content that can re-trigger trauma. This guide focuses on the safeguarding decisions that sit alongside attachment work and therapeutic parenting.
Adopted children and children under SGOs are statistically more vulnerable to online grooming and exploitation. They may seek connection online to fill emotional gaps, may be more accepting of attention from strangers, and may search for birth family in ways that expose them to risk. They are also more likely to be in contact with birth relatives via social media — sometimes positively, sometimes not. Trauma-informed digital boundaries are part of the safeguarding plan, not separate from it.
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