Cyberbullying
Bullying has moved beyond harassment at school or on the playground. In a 2006 study, one in three online teens reported experiencing a range of cyberbullying activities, including "receiving threatening messages; having their private emails or text messages forwarded without consent; having an embarrassing picture posted without permission; or having rumors about them spread online."1
Older children or teenagers may bully via text messaging, social networking sites, chat rooms, and other forms of digital or online communication. For the most part, cyberbullying is defined by the same characteristics as other bullying. There are some significant differences, though, that deserve mention.
You may feel uncomfortable monitoring your child’s online actions, but it’s crucial to be as well informed and up-to-date as possible. If you learn that your child is being cyberbullied, use some of the following tips from the National Crime Prevention Council on how to respond:
• Block communication with the cyberbully.
• Delete messages without reading them.
• Report the problem to an Internet service provider or website moderator.
Is your child being bullied? Get Help >
Is your child doing the bullying? Tips for Parents >
Older children or teenagers may bully via text messaging, social networking sites, chat rooms, and other forms of digital or online communication. For the most part, cyberbullying is defined by the same characteristics as other bullying. There are some significant differences, though, that deserve mention.
You may feel uncomfortable monitoring your child’s online actions, but it’s crucial to be as well informed and up-to-date as possible. If you learn that your child is being cyberbullied, use some of the following tips from the National Crime Prevention Council on how to respond:
• Block communication with the cyberbully.
• Delete messages without reading them.
• Report the problem to an Internet service provider or website moderator.
Is your child being bullied? Get Help >
Is your child doing the bullying? Tips for Parents >
Did You Know?
- How the balance of power is established is much different in cyberbullying. While physical strength, intellect, or social connections may be important factors in face-to-face bullying, technological know-how and access to information and technology become much more significant in the online world.
- Do your kids know bullying when they see it? Learn to recognize the warning signs of bullying >
- The impact of cyberbullying can be wider-reaching than in-person bullying due to the speed and breadth of the Internet’s reach: groups of youth have created websites used to make fun of other young people, teens have posed as other teens on social media sites, and embarrassing photos are sometimes circulated within a matter of minutes. The most infamous of these cases have had devastating consequences and led to lawsuits, arrests, suicides, and coverage in the national press.
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1. Amanda Lenhart, “Cyberbullying,” Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2007/Cyberbullying.aspx.
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This is so helpful thankyou!!!!!!!!!!
This is so helpful thankyou!!!!!!!!!!
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the impact of cyberbullying can be wider-reaching than in-person bullying due to the speed and breadth of the Internet’s reach: groups of youth have created websites used to make fun of other young people, teens have posed as other teens on social media sites, and embarrassing photos are sometimes circulated within a matter of minutes. The most infamous of these cases have had devastating consequences and led to lawsuits, arrests, suicides, and coverage in the national press.
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