One of our lovely parents has shared some safeguarding news around a YouTube character called ‘Huggy Wuggy’. The message she received from a primary school Safeguarding Lead is below. Please be vigilant with what your child has access to whilst online, as, as described in the message, this particular content is getting around filters. Thank you.

“It has been brought to my attention that a character named ‘Huggy Wuggy’ is being viewed by our children online, some as young as Year 1. The character can be easily viewed on YouTube channels and is a teddy bear with razor sharp teeth that sings worrying songs about hugging and killing. On one of the videos the bear asks the viewer to take their last breath. It is a very deceiving character, as hugs should be seen as something kind and loving, and because of its name is able to infiltrate firewalls and filters.  I just wanted to inform parents so you are aware and can be vigilant around what your children could be watching.”