DON’T GO WITH THEM: A Teen and Parent Guide to Recognizing Online Grooming Before It Goes Too Far — From a Survivor Who Understands

Don’t Go With Them A Teen and Parent Guide to Staying Safe from Online Predators What if the biggest danger isn’t a stranger in a dark alley, but someone in your phone? Every day, teens are targeted online by people offering attention, friendship, love, or opportunity. Don’t Go With Them helps teens understand how grooming can begin long before exploitation occurs. Written by human trafficking survivor Sheri Lopez, this book uses real talk, not scare tactics, to explain how predators build trust, manipulate emotions, cross boundaries, and use social media, gaming, messaging, and other online spaces to gain access. Teens will learn warning signs to watch for, why something that feels “too good to be true” may be a concern, and what to do when an online interaction doesn’t feel right. Includes a Parent Safety Guide with conversation starters, warning signs, and practical tools. Because it doesn’t start with trafficking. It starts with attention.