What to Say Tonight: Sextortion Talk Kit for Parents (Printable)

In 2025, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 50,000 reports of financial sextortion, about 137 a day. The FBI says most targets are boys aged 14–17. The one thing that helps most: kids who know they won't be in trouble ask for help faster.

This kit helps you have that conversation tonight, calmly and without scaring them.

What's inside (10 pages)

• How sextortion works, in plain words (no graphic content)
• Warning signs
• How to bring it up: good moments and openers
• Word-for-word scripts for ages 10–12, 13–15 and 16–17
• "If it happens" emergency plan: don't pay, don't delete, report (NCMEC CyberTipline, FBI), Take It Down
• Cut-out card for your teen
• Settings checklist
• Family agreement to sign together

Based on FBI and NCMEC guidance. US Letter and A4 (PDF, in a zip).

General guidance, not legal advice. If a child is in danger, call emergency services. Written with AI assistance and checked against official sources.