Whether this is your first time talking to your child about online safety or you’ve broached a topic before, here are some areas to learn more about and guide conversations. Thorn For Parents provides multiple discussion guides from topics like screen time to consent. Follow the link below to learn more.

Start the Conversation

Discussion Guides
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As a parent or caregiver, you teach your child to wear a seatbelt in the car, to wear a helmet when riding a bike, and to brush their teeth to prevent cavities. In the same way, it’s critical to talk to your child about personal safety to protect them from harm, both in person and online. Knot Today has created a guide to help parents and caregivers talk to their children about consent, body boundaries, and online safety to help prevent abuse and exploitation.

Protecting Children

Parent/Caregiver Guide
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STOP CHILD ABUSE

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Indiana is a mandatory reporting state; anyone who suspects a child has been neglected or abused must by state law make a report.

Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline

1-800-800-5556

Learn more about mandated reporting and your duty to report.

Duty to Report