What Is Child Grooming?

Child grooming is a set of manipulative behaviors that the abuser uses to gain access to a potential victim. Grooming can be very difficult to identify, because it is often disguised as something more innocent. It's not grooming to give a child a birthday gift if you're the child's parent or family member. A doctor asking a child medically relevant questions about their body isn't grooming.

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