Cheshta TaterCo-founder, Rightantra Ever since Taylor Swift released the 10-minute version of All Too Well, I cannot help but think about child grooming whenever I listen to that song. I absolutely do not mean to say that Jake Gyllenhaal groomed Taylor Swift, or that I condemn the age gap of their relationship. This article is not about them. Child grooming or child sexual grooming is the process of befriending a child to lower their inhibitions about your ill-intentions. It is very important to understand that grooming does not necessarily involve any sexual acts towards the child. It could be years of “friendship” only to create a sexual relationship after the child reaches the age of majority. A quick fix to get out of the shackles of the law. It indeed is difficult to identify and stop someone from grooming a child. But taking all precautionary steps could spare your child from the trauma and the loss of their innocent childhood. Kinds of Child Grooming
Identifiers of Child Grooming
Every child, every groomer, every single case of grooming presents itself with certain signs and identifiers of grooming. While some of these may be unique to each case, there are many signs that are an obvious RED FLAG.
As for identifiers that the groomer is opting for the route via parents:
The presence of child groomers can lead to paranoia in the minds of the parents since many identifiers are normalised behavioural patterns. This does not mean that the freedoms of the child are curbed. Instead, an open and healthy communication channel should be created between the parents and the child. The next article in the series talks about the consequences child grooming presents in adult life and how to cope with it. Read here. The third and last in the series revolves around the legal position on the act of child grooming. Follow us on Instagram or LinkedIn.
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