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School: For strong children against dangers from the Internet
Published on September 8, 2025
Most of the time, the initiation of the chats with the children begins harmless, friendly, flattering.If the girls and boys then trust, there are huge dangers lurking at the cyber grooming.With an extensive campaign, all almost 1,000 primary schools are now being prepared in order to prepare themselves against attacks by adults to children who start on the Internet and have sexual contacts with the goal.
What happens in cyber grooming?
When children and adolescents move on social media, chat there or exchange messages there, cyber grooming can meet them.The perpetrators chat under fake identity to make it clear without their intentions.Often they first sneak through compliments, small gifts and supposedly common interests.
How do the chats run off?
Often starting with questions such as: "Do you want a game with me?"Then a kind of "truth or duty" is played.Often there are supposedly harmless questions like "Have you ever had a friend?".Is a first friendly band linked and trusted, follow intimate questions like "Do you already have pubic hair?"And explicit photos or videos are required.
How should the children be helped?
The nationwide and two -year prevention pact of the Child Protection Association in cooperation with the State Criminal Police Office and the State Media Authority contains teaching material for primary school children in order to recognize and thus avoid such situations.Rules for safe chatting and ways to get help should be explained to the girls and boys.
What do the teachers get at hand?
The teachers receive teaching material for children with the packages;Among other things, finished templates for seven school hours that deal with the prevention of cyber grooming.Checklists, instructions, games should provide practical help.There is an overview of the legal basis for protection concepts.Further training is also offered for teachers.
How can the parents help?
The Child Protection Association offers online parenting.Legal authority of primary school children will be able to register using a link.According to the Ministry of Education, the first event is to take place on September 22nd.
What do the police advise the parents?
Parents should agree together with their children that private data such as the address and telephone number must never be communicated when using online services.Parents should sensitize the girls and boys to give people who pretend to be children or understanding interlocutors and proceed very sophisticated to hide their true age or true intentions.Children should be particularly careful when the chat partner:
She wants to lure you into private chats
pushes that the contacts remain secret
Photos or videos requested
Messages sent with sexual content
No "no" accepted
calls for personal data and wants to meet "offline"
Offers money or gifts
Is cyber grooming punishable?
Anyone who harassed children and adolescents on the Internet with sexual intentions must expect prison terms.The deeds are punished with prison terms of up to five years.
What do those responsible for the prevention project say?
On average, two to three primary school children per class are affected by these incidents, reports the Vice President of the German Child Protection Association, Joachim Türk.Tendency rising.The digital attacks by adults are one of the greatest online dangers for children.
It is not about keeping children away from the digital space, but enable them to move safely in it, explains LKA President Mario Germano.Protection against dangers must be a matter of course and digitally.
Even the early mediation of media skills is crucial for the protection of children from the dangers of the Internet, emphasizes Minister of Education Sven Teuber (SPD).Because even the youngest students are threatened.
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