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You Aren't Alone Anymore.
Children face relentless online sexual exploitation and harmful content while parents and caregivers struggle to “keep up” in a system that prioritizes profit over safety.
But we are in this together.
Our easy-to-use tool provides the guidance and resources you need—right when it matters most.
Over 1 in 3 minors have reported an online sexual interaction—1 in 4 with someone they believed was an adult.1
Grooming can start in just 19 seconds and one study found it typically takes about 45 minutes.2
Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are the top 3 platforms used to recruit sex trafficking victims.3
Get Help
When things feel overwhelming, you don’t have to face it alone.
If you’re worried your child has seen something harmful online, been targeted, or is pulling away — you’re not alone. We’ll help you open up conversations, explore vetted resources for crisis or healing, and create a safe, connected space for healing and protection.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or one of these hotlines
National Human Trafficking Hotline: Call 1-888-373-7888 ( TTY: 711) | Text 233733
National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE
National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE
National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-25ABUSE
Get Educated
Learn how open conversations and easy-to-use tools can help you keep your child safer online.
Healthy relationships, open communication, and a safe home environment are key to protecting kids from online sexual harm. This page offers simple guidance to help you build trust, talk about difficult topics, and use parental safety tools to create strong digital boundaries—so you can prevent harm before it happens.
Get Involved
From Capitol Hill to your Neighborhood. Learn How You Can Help!
Whether you’re ready to speak up for stronger protections, share resources with other parents, or take action in your community, there’s a role for you. Learn how you can help prevent online sexual abuse and exploitation—one step, one conversation, one policy at a time.
About The Parent Center
We equip parents, guardians, and caregivers with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to prevent online harm, respond to crisis, and demand change from the systems failing our children. Backed by research and powered by an AI resource referral chatbot, the Parent Center provides fast, trusted answers to urgent questions, like how to talk to young kids about online dangers or what to do if you discover explicit content on your child’s device.
This is a frictionless resource so you can get the answers and tools you need, when you need them most.
We believe parents and caregivers can change the world. Together, we’re building a movement to make children’s online safety a national priority.
The Parent Center is a project by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), a non-partisan nonprofit dedicated to preventing sexual abuse and exploitation at mass-scale. Learn more about NCOSE here.
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