Online red flags

What this means

Learn the short signs of pressure, secrecy, threats and unsafe contact.

Red flags

1. 1.Do not tell your parents.
2. 2.Delete the chat.
3. 3.Send a picture.
4. 4.Can we meet alone

What to do

1. 1.Pause.
2. 2.Do not answer pressure.
3. 3.Use Check Message or talk to an adult.

What not to do

• Do not start by blaming or shaming the child.
• Do not forward private messages, intimate images or explicit screenshots.
• Do not promise that any app can make everything 100% safe.

How Sprout Guard helps

Sprout Guard helps with short, visible safety flows. Parents receive safe metadata only, and the child gets calm explanations.

For parents

1. 1.Start with: You are not in trouble.
2. 2.Ask calmly what happened without pushing for every detail.
3. 3.Choose one next step: stop contact, open a guide or contact help.