Recognizing and Reporting Grooming
7th Grade · Health · 20 min
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Learning Objective
I can recognize red flags related to grooming and know what to do if I am worried about myself or someone else.
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Grooming is a manipulative process of normalizing sexual and inappropriate behavior between minors and adults.
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Groomers rely on secrecy to maintain control over their victims and avoid scrutiny from others, and they may use gifts and special attention to gain trust.
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A groomer will always try to downplay or dismiss concerns that others have about the relationship, and they may try to convince you that those other people are just overreacting or misunderstanding things.
