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Child online safety education

Stay safe online.

SafeKid helps young people, parents and carers recognise concerning online behaviour, practise safer responses and reach trusted UK support. You do not need to work out everything by yourself.

Check warning signs
Privacy first: the message checker runs locally in your browser. SafeKid does not upload or save the text you type.
Immediate danger? In the UK, call 999. For online sexual abuse or grooming concerns, CEOP provides a dedicated reporting service.

Choose your view

Safety information for your situation

Different people need different next steps. Choose the view that best matches why you are here.

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Something feels off

You can trust that feeling. Pressure, secrecy, threats or uncomfortable requests are reasons to pause and get support.

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You can stop replying

You do not owe anyone continued conversation, photos, personal details or a meeting.

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Tell someone you trust

A trusted adult, teacher, parent, carer, Childline or CEOP can help you decide what to do next.

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Stay calm and listen

Keep the focus on the child’s safety. A calm response can make it easier for them to keep talking.

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Notice patterns

Secrecy, isolation, gifts, pressure, sexualised contact, threats or requests to meet can be warning signs.

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Use official routes

For online sexual abuse or grooming, CEOP can take reports from young people and concerned adults.

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Take concerns seriously

You do not need to prove what is happening before asking a safeguarding professional for advice.

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Do not confront or investigate

Avoid trying to expose, trap or publicly identify someone. Prioritise the child and use official reporting routes.

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Escalate urgent danger

If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Otherwise use appropriate safeguarding or police channels.

Privacy-first checker

Check a message for warning signs

Paste an example or type a message. SafeKid looks for language patterns linked to secrecy, pressure, personal information, sexual requests, threats, gifts and meeting requests.

Runs locally

For your privacy, use the smallest relevant extract and remove names, usernames, phone numbers, addresses and other identifying details.

Important: This is an educational pattern checker, not a diagnosis or an investigation tool. It cannot determine whether a person is an offender. Context matters, and a low score does not guarantee that a situation is safe.

No analysis yet

Enter a message and SafeKid will explain any warning-sign categories it notices.

Warning signs

Educational indicator score

Indicators noticed

What you can do next

    The score is intentionally conservative and explains language categories only. It does not identify, accuse or profile a person.

    Interactive practice

    Spot the safer response

    Work through fictional, age-appropriate online scenarios. Choose the response that best protects privacy and safety.

    Scenario 1 of 8 Score: 0
    Fictional gaming chat

    Recognise patterns

    Common warning signs

    One behaviour does not automatically prove grooming. Concern grows when patterns combine, escalate or make a young person feel pressured, isolated or unsafe.

    01

    Secrecy

    “Keep this between us”, “don’t tell your parents”, or pressure to hide the relationship.

    02

    Moving to private channels

    Repeated pressure to leave a moderated platform or move to disappearing/private messages.

    03

    Personal information

    Requests for a school, address, phone number, exact location, routine or other identifying details.

    04

    Gifts and special treatment

    Using money, game currency, gifts or favours to create obligation, trust or secrecy.

    05

    Pressure around images

    Persistent requests for photos, sexual messages or sexual images, especially after hesitation or refusal.

    06

    Threats or blackmail

    Threatening to expose messages, images or secrets to force more contact, money, images or compliance.

    07

    Isolation

    Trying to turn a young person against parents, carers, friends or trusted adults.

    08

    Meeting requests

    Pressure to meet alone, hide a meeting, accept a lift or share the exact place and time they will be somewhere.

    If something happened

    Simple next-step pathways

    Safety comes first. These pathways give general guidance and point toward official UK services.

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    Someone is pressuring me online

    Messages, secrecy, requests, sexual contact or pressure that feels wrong.

    1

    Stop or pause communication if it is safe to do so. You do not need to explain yourself.

    2

    Do not meet the person alone or send more personal information or images.

    3

    Tell a trusted adult or contact Childline. Online sexual abuse or grooming can be reported to CEOP.

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    A sexual image of me is online

    For young people under 18 in the UK.

    1

    Do not pay someone who is threatening you and do not send more images because of pressure or blackmail.

    2

    Ask a trusted adult or Childline for support, especially if you are frightened or unsure what to do.

    3

    Use the official Childline and IWF Report Remove service to seek help removing sexual images or videos.

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    Someone is threatening or blackmailing me

    Threats to expose messages, images, secrets or personal information.

    1

    Do not follow demands simply because you are being threatened.

    2

    Where safe, preserve relevant messages or screenshots without redistributing sexual images.

    3

    Get support from a trusted adult, Childline, CEOP or police depending on the situation and urgency.

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    I’m worried about a child

    For parents, carers, professionals or other concerned adults.

    1

    Listen calmly and prioritise the child’s immediate safety rather than trying to investigate the suspected person yourself.

    2

    If the concern involves online sexual abuse or grooming, a concerned adult can report to CEOP.

    3

    If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. For other safeguarding concerns, use appropriate police or local safeguarding routes.

    Parent and carer guide

    Respond without shutting the conversation down

    Children may delay telling someone because they are worried about blame, punishment, losing access to devices or not being believed.

    Keep the child at the centre

    Your first job is safety and support. You do not need to conduct your own investigation or confront someone you suspect.

    Use calm, open questions. Make it clear that the child can tell you what happened and that you are focused on helping them stay safe.
    Safety may require changing access or settings, but avoid making disclosure feel like punishment. Consider the child’s circumstances and seek safeguarding advice where needed.
    Avoid trying to expose, trap, threaten or publicly identify the person. Use official reporting and safeguarding routes so the child remains the priority.
    Usernames, platform names, dates and relevant messages may help professionals understand what happened. Do not redistribute illegal or sexual images in an attempt to gather evidence.
    CEOP is a dedicated UK reporting route for concerns about a child being sexually abused or groomed online. It is not the route for general bullying, hacked accounts or ordinary fake-account issues.

    Official UK support

    Get the right help

    SafeKid does not replace safeguarding professionals, police or specialist support. These links take you to established UK services.

    Emergency: 999

    Call 999 if a crime is in progress or someone is in immediate danger.

    Call 999

    CEOP Safety Centre

    Report concerns about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with a child online.

    Visit CEOP

    Report Remove

    Childline and IWF service helping under-18s in the UK report sexual images or videos of themselves for removal.

    Open Report Remove

    Built for privacy

    SafeKid does not need your identity

    This demonstration is intentionally designed to work without accounts, uploads or a child-profile database.

    Privacy by design

    The message checker uses simple JavaScript rules inside the browser. Text entered into the checker is not transmitted by SafeKid, written to local storage or sent to an AI service.

    Safe use: Do not use this page to publicly accuse, identify, track or confront another person. SafeKid is an awareness tool. If you are concerned about a child, use appropriate safeguarding and law-enforcement routes.
    No SafeKid account or profile is required.
    The checker does not upload your text to a server.
    The checker does not save conversation history.
    No facial recognition, identity matching or offender profiling.
    No predator maps, child-location tracking or public accusation database.
    Results explain language patterns, not a person’s identity or intent.
    Learning progress Safety quiz Personal info Platform guide Boundaries Safety plan Parent practice Myth vs fact Glossary Help navigator Printable checklist

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    Build your online-safety skills

    SafeKid tracks this dashboard only while this page is open. Nothing here is saved to a server, browser storage or cookie.

    Your SafeKid learning dashboard

    Complete the new learning tools to practise privacy, boundaries, safer responses and help-seeking.

    Knowledge quiz

    Ten questions on safety fundamentals.

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    Personal info challenge

    Practise protecting identifying details.

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    Boundary builder

    Create personal digital boundaries.

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    Help navigator

    Practise choosing a support route.

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    Knowledge check

    Online safety quiz

    Ten short questions about privacy, pressure, gifts, boundaries, reporting and safer responses.

    Question 1 of 10 Score: 0

    Privacy challenge

    What should stay private?

    Practise responding when someone asks for details that could identify you, locate you or reveal your routine.

    Round 1 of 8 Safe choices: 0

    Platform patterns

    Safer habits across different online spaces

    SafeKid focuses on types of online spaces rather than labelling individual apps as safe or unsafe.

    Gaming spaces

    Voice chat, clans, trading, gifts and private servers can all create social contact.

    Safer habits

    Keep real-world identity separate Avoid sharing full name, school, address, phone number or routine.
    Be cautious with gifts Game currency and skins can be used to create obligation.
    Notice private-channel pressure Repeated attempts to move away from moderated spaces deserve caution.
    Use block and report tools You do not need to keep playing with someone who ignores boundaries.

    Social media

    Profiles, followers, stories, tags and messages can reveal more than expected.

    Safer habits

    Review your audience Privacy settings help control who can see content.
    Avoid real-time location clues Location tags, uniforms and landmarks can reveal where you are.
    Followers are not automatically trusted Online profiles are not proof of identity.
    Report harmful contact Get adult support if behaviour becomes threatening, sexual or persistent.

    Messaging

    Private conversations can feel intimate quickly, especially when messages disappear.

    Safer habits

    Private does not equal safe Encryption does not make another person trustworthy.
    Assume content can be copied Screenshots and other devices can preserve content.
    You do not owe instant replies Repeated reply demands can be pressure.
    A no should remain a no Repeated pushing after a boundary deserves caution.

    Livestreams

    Live video can accidentally reveal location, routines and private spaces.

    Safer habits

    Check the background Letters, uniforms, windows and street signs can identify you.
    Avoid broadcasting routines Do not announce when you are home alone.
    Moderate comments Block or report sexualising, threatening or persistent users.
    End the stream if needed Leaving is a valid safety choice.

    Online communities

    Forums and interest groups can create real friendships, but boundaries still matter.

    Safer habits

    Profiles are not identity proof Age, photos and biographies can be inaccurate.
    Prefer transparent interaction Be cautious if someone tries to isolate you from the group.
    Learn community rules Know moderation and reporting options.
    Bring in trusted adults You do not have to manage coercive behaviour alone.

    Personal boundaries

    Build your digital boundary card

    Choose the boundaries you want to remember. The card updates instantly and remains only on this open page.

    Choose your boundaries

    There is no score here. This tool is about making your safety rules visible.

    My digital boundary card

    Your selected boundaries appear below.

      Select one or more boundaries to build your card.

      Personal safety planning

      Create a simple support plan

      Build a private plan for who you could speak to and what you might do if an online situation becomes unsafe. SafeKid does not save it.

      Build the plan

      Use general descriptions if you prefer. Real names are not required.

      My SafeKid support plan

      The preview updates as you type.

      I can speak toA trusted adult
      I can go toA place where I feel safe
      I want to noticeFeeling pressured to keep secrets
      My first action can bePause or stop replying
      ReminderI can ask for help even if I am not sure what is happening.

      Parent and carer practice

      Practise a supportive first response

      Fictional disclosures help parents and carers practise listening, safety and continued communication.

      Fictional disclosure practice Situation 1 of 6

      Myth vs fact

      Tap a card to reveal the safer principle

      Good safeguarding education avoids both panic and false reassurance.

      Plain-language glossary

      Understand common online-safety terms

      Search simple definitions used throughout SafeKid.

      14 terms

      Grooming

      A process in which someone builds trust, access or influence in order to exploit or abuse a child or young person.

      Boundary

      A limit you set around what you are comfortable sharing, doing or allowing in an interaction.

      Coercion

      Pressure, threats, intimidation or manipulation used to push someone into doing something they do not freely choose.

      Blackmail

      Threatening to reveal information, images or secrets unless someone follows a demand.

      Report

      Using a platform or official service to tell the appropriate people about harmful, threatening or illegal behaviour.

      Block

      A platform feature that restricts another account from contacting or interacting with you.

      Privacy settings

      Controls that change who can see, contact, tag, follow or interact with an account.

      Personal information

      Details that can identify you or reveal your location or routine, such as a full name, school, phone number or address.

      Trusted adult

      A responsible adult you feel able to approach for support, such as a parent, carer, teacher or another appropriate adult.

      CEOP

      A UK law-enforcement reporting route for concerns about online sexual abuse or grooming involving children and young people.

      Childline

      A UK service providing confidential support and information for children and young people.

      Report Remove

      A Childline and IWF service designed to help under-18s in the UK report sexual images or videos of themselves for removal.

      Quick exit

      A control that rapidly leaves the current SafeKid page. It does not erase browser history.

      Safeguarding

      Actions and responsibilities intended to protect children and promote their safety and welfare.

      Decision support

      Which help route fits this situation?

      A simple navigator for distinguishing emergencies, online sexual-abuse concerns, confidential support and image-removal support.

      SafeKid help navigator