{"id":4941,"date":"2016-12-29T06:39:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2016-12-28T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T00:41:12","slug":"link-parents-urged-discuss-online-safety-surge-child-sex-abuse-calls-childline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/12\/29\/link-parents-urged-discuss-online-safety-surge-child-sex-abuse-calls-childline\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; Parents urged to discuss online safety after surge in child sex abuse calls to Childline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2312,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.independent.co.uk\\\/news\\\/uk\\\/crime\\\/child-sex-abuse-internet-childline-a7496261.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230921005742\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.independent.co.uk\\\/news\\\/uk\\\/crime\\\/child-sex-abuse-internet-childline-a7496261.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 09:20:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 08:45:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 07:12:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-07 13:10:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 06:40:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 05:54:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 02:25:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 02:25:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A sharp jump in calls to a helpline about online sexual abuse has sparked an appeal for parents to discuss internet safety with children receiving smartphones, games consoles and tablet computers this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>The NSPCC said there were 3,716 Childline counselling sessions about the issue in 2015\/16 \u2013 a 24 per cent increase on the 2,994 the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three years, the number of contacts to Childline about online sexual abuse has surged by 250 per cent.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t assume your kids aren&#8217;t being approached by strangers on the internet, and don&#8217;t assume that your kids know better, or worse, that they don&#8217;t know how to interact with strangers. 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