Warn Your Children About This New Craze

A dangerous Facebook game is encouraging teenagers to “disappear”, please warn your children about this new craze.

Children as young as 14 years of age are doing a “48-Hour Challenge”, where they disappear without a word to families, often in pairs or small groups.
It it similar to the Game Of 1972 which was popular Western Europe four years ago, reports Belfast Live .

That craze saw children dare each other to vanish without trace for up to three days and took off quickly in France and other countries.

Missing children increase their ‘score’ through every social media mention of them

Every mention the missing teen gets on social media increases their score, so frantic parents asking Facebook followers for help and to share  only add to the “game”.

One mum in Northern Ireland whose child disappeared recently said: “This is a competition and it’s sick. The anxiety it left our family in is unspeakable.

“I was terrified they were dead or would be raped, trafficked or killed. But these kids just think it’s funny. There was not even a moment of remorse when my child was taken into police custody and when the police brought my child home, I could see posts of selfies from the police car.

“I’ve been told my child and friends are in the lead in this competition because they managed to vanish for 55 hours before they were discovered.

“It was just terrifying and my child, who is 14, doesn’t seem to get it. They need a wake up call but I’m worried what that would be.”

Please warn your children about this new craze not only is it dangerous for them, it terrifies families and friends, plus a genuine missing teen may not get the social media coverage that may bring them home safely.

Time to sit down and have a chat with your teen or even younger children about this craze, no matter how sensible you may think they are.

Please kindly share to warn others.

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