The Numbers That Made Me Put Down My Coffee ​ I've been doing this work for over 16 years now. ​ I've seen a lot of ugly numbers. ​ But the ones that just came out from the National Center for Missing and Exp*oited Children stopped me in my tracks. ​ NCMEC just released their 2025 data, and here's the number that hit me... ​ 1.4 million reports of online enticement. ​ In one year. ​ Let me say that differently so it really sinks in. ​ In 2021, there were 44,000 reports. ​ In 2022, it jumped to 80,000. ​ In 2023, it hit 186,000. ​ In 2024, it blew past 546,000. ​ And in 2025? ​ 1.4 million. ​ That's a 156% increase in just one year. ​ And a more than 3,000% increase in four years. ​ This was so alarming that NCMEC actually did something they've never done before — they released emergency mid-year data in 2025 because they couldn't wait until the end of the year to warn us. ​ That's how fast this is moving. ​ And here's the part that should make every parent sit up straight... ​ In just the first six months of 2025, NCMEC received 518,000 reports of online enticement. ​ Of those, 440,000 were connected to AI-generated exp*oitation. ​ That means roughly 85% of enticement reports in the first half of 2025 had an AI connection. ​ And that 440,000 number? ​ It was up from just 6,800 in the same period the year before. ​ That's a 6,300% increase. ​ Pr*dators are now using artificial intelligence to create fake exp*icit images of kids using nothing but a school photo or a picture from their social media. ​ They don't even need to trick your child into sending a photo anymore. ​ They just take one. ​ What This Looks Like in a Real Family's Living Room ​ These aren't just numbers on a screen. ​ Each one of those 1.4 million reports is somebody's kid. ​ Here's what gets me about this... ​ A mom called NCMEC to report that her daughter had been targeted by a violent online group on a messaging platform. ​ These pr*dators befriended her daughter first. ​ Built trust. ​ Made her feel special.

Hello parents. If you're here then you're doing the right thing. How many of you have kids who are legitimately addicted to their phones, games or tech? I do and its killing me inside that it has gotten this far. My son is failing 6th grade because he is constantly gaming on his laptop instead of doi g work while at school and he has been caught just last week, 4 times , 4 days in a row. Any suggestions?

He AHHD and he very sweet and like to be on games like roblox. For hour and tell him about cyber strangers. And tell me or dad if thing has been said.

Hi! Welcome to Cyber Safe Families PLUS. This community is designed to help you take action to keep your children safe and you up to date on the latest threats and trends. We have several pros in the group to help you along the way. Step 1: Introduce yourself in THIS THREAD below and complete the poll below! (✄ copy/paste template 👇) Where are you from? What is the biggest challenge you face with children and technology? What is your favorite book? Step 2: After you make your post and vote in the poll below, then check out the next section to begin your journey to creating a tech-peaceful home. Click Here To Start Your Journey Det. Mike

My boys have been on Minecraft for years but there was a process to get them there. They had to understand the dangers of playing online and we had to set the rules for them to be online. We have gone through these 3 steps and the youngest are still not on level 3. Level 1. LAN (Local Area Network) Players can play together if they are on the same WiFi. Nobody is in ther world except for those connected to their WiFi. Very safe but the cannot play with friends who are not in your home. Level 2. Private Server I pay for a private server so just my boys and their friends can play. I limit who can be on there to just those approved and boot someone if I need to. Tip. Make sure the server is set up as private so random people cannot join (lesson learned). There are websites out there that list open minecraft servers. Level 3. Public Servers This is limited in my house but you can set up Minecraft on public servers so no one can text and voice chat is turned off. This is the least safe but manageable if you prepare your children. If you want your children to prepare your child to know the dangers, know what to do if they meet a predo and learn about private servers (my #1 choice) just checkout the Minecraft guide in the classroom section. https://www.skool.com/csf/classroom/ca0298a1?md=33ec700886b54382aca9945494f8f573 Det. Mike