FILM 240 flipbook assignment (Queen's University).

1. Your CHILD’S digital life
BY: Jen Grattan
Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon
Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.

2. Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon
Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.
Are you
obsessed
with your
technological
devices?

3. Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon
Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.
You may be putting
your child at risk…

4. Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.
by…
encouraging
excessive use
of technology.1

5. Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.
And…
failing to communicate
about online activities.1,2

6. Photo: Flickr, “Children Jumping” by Jon
Grainger. Colours altered, photo cropped.
teens speak to
their friends
digitally
twice as often
as they do
In person.3

7. And…
59% of teens
aged 13-17
have made
at least
one friend
online.3

8. Teens are at risk of
sexual abuse
due to
excessive, unsupervised
use of technology.

9. Photo: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered, photo cropped.
Most parents believe that
online predators
trick or violently attack
young victims.4

10. Photo: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered, photo cropped.
But…
most online predators
develop relationships
with victims via the internet.4

11. Photo: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered.
95% of online predators
disclose to victims
that they are
older males.5

12. Photo: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered.
Only 15% of the online risks
faced by teens
are discovered by
their parents.2

13. 0
Photos: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas
Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered,
photo cropped; Flickr, “Children at School”
by Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and
dimensions altered, photo cropped.
13% of teens
aged 13-17
have been
sexually solicited
online.5

14. 0
Photos: Flickr, “Motorola” by Thomas
Kohler. Colours and dimensions altered,
photo cropped; Flickr, “Children at School”
by Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and
dimensions altered, photo cropped.
54% of adults
aged 18-22
admit to sending
sexually
explicit
messages
to minors.6

15. 0
Photo: Flickr, “Children at School” by
Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and dimensions
altered, photo cropped.
And…
32% of teens
have sent
sexually
graphic
photos/videos
of themselves
to strangers.6

16. 0
Photo: Flickr, “Children at School” by
Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and dimensions
altered, photo cropped.
1/3 of teens
who meet strangers online
also willingly
meet them in person.7

17. 0
Photos: Flickr, “Children at School” by
Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and dimensions
altered, photo cropped; Flickr, “child angel
on a child’s grave” by Tim Evanson.
Colours and dimensions altered, photo
cropped.
93% of these encounters
involve sexual contact.5

18. 0
Photos: Flickr, “Children at School” by
Lucélia Ribeiro. Colours and dimensions
altered, photo cropped; Flickr, “child angel
on a child’s grave” by Tim Evanson.
Colours and dimensions altered, photo
cropped.
Minors
account for
99% of victims
of internet-
initiated
sex crimes…5

19. 0
Photo: Flickr, “child angel on a child’s
grave” by Tim Evanson. Colours and
dimensions altered, photo cropped.
With
thousands
of minors
raped
by online
predators
each year.5

20. 0
Photo: Flickr, “child angel on a child’s grave” by Tim Evanson. Colours and dimensions altered, photo cropped.
Victims often suffer from
long-term effects,
including:8
Anger
anxiety
insomnia
addiction
social isolation
relationship difficulties
Impaired sexual development

21. 0
Photo: Flickr, “child angel on a child’s grave” by Tim Evanson. Colours and dimensions altered, photo cropped.
Victims are
1000% more likely
to become victims of
further sexual abuse
in the future.8

22. 0
Photo: Flickr, “child angel on a child’s
grave” by Tim Evanson. Colours and
dimensions altered, photo cropped.
And…
victims are
1300%
more likely
to attempt
suicide.9

23. So…
your child’s use
of technology
may seem
harmless.

24. but…
if you are not watching
your child online…
Someone else could be.

25. Works Cited
1. A break from technology. (2013, August 23). Globe & Mail, p. L3. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=
CPI&sw=w&u=queensulaw&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA340512760&it=r&asid=9225ee9a0f79783a6affe5182caa651d#
2. Haella, T. (2017, February 28.) Online Risks Are Everyday for Teens -- But They Rarely Tell Their Parents. Forbes. Retrieved from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2017/02/28/online-risks-are-everyday-events-for-teens-but-they-rarely-tell-their-
parents/#3b3ed1383861.
3. Lenhart, A. (2015.) Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from from
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/.
4. Wolak, J. et. al. (2008.) Online 'Predators' and Their Victims. American Psychological Association, volume 63(2), pages 111-128.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-632111.pdf.
5. Raising Awareness About Sexual Abuse: Facts and Statistics. (n.d.). The U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved from
https://www.nsopw.gov/en-US/Education/FactsStatistics?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1.
6. Social Media, Mobile Phones and Sexting. (n.d.). Enough Is Enough. Retrieved from http://enough.org/stats_social_media.
7. Third of all teens who meet strangers online are meeting them in person, too. (2013, August 6). Washington Post. Retrieved from
http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.queensu.ca/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=queensulaw&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA424516979
&it=r&asid=47c9b4ce67f257c2027086fbba5ca326#.
8. Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Victim. (n.d.). The National Center for Victims of Crime. Retrieved from
https://victimsofcrime.org/media/reporting-on-child-sexual-abuse/effects-of-csa-on-the-victim.
9. National Statistics. (n.d.). Rape Response Services. Retrieved from http://www.rrsonline.org/?page_id=944.