The Touch My Body Challenge

WHAT IS IT? One person is blindfolded while a second player makes them touch a part of their body and guess which it is. Participants often end up being forced to touch another person’s private body parts, all the time being filmed. Videos of the challenge have been widely shared online in the past fortnight. WHAT’S THE RISK? Sharing of inappropriate content.

ADVICE Talk to your child about the game and ask them if they have ever seen any Touch My Body Challenges or have ever been asked to take part.

Stress that once something is online, it is extremely difficult to get removed. Urge your child to apply the “T-shirt test” when it comes to sharing images, pictures or videos to friends. Would you wear it on your T-shirt? If not, then don’t send it.

Explicit content can spread very quickly and affect your child’s reputation at school and in their community, both now and in the future. It could also affect their education and employment prospects.