Cyberbullying

Safety tips for parents, kids and educators prevent and deal with cyberbullying.

what is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is the sending or posting of harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices such as: E-mail Instant Messaging (IM) Text messages or digital images sent on mobile phones.
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what is sexting?

Nude or partially nude photos usually taken during a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship that are sent to mobile phones or posted online is called "sexting." Some teens are finding themselves with child pornography charges as a result of this disturbing trend.
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common cyberbullying tactics

Stealing someone’s online name and using it to write nasty rumors, comment, or spread gossip. Altering someone’s message or doctoring photographs to say something different or poke fun at a person.
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dealing with cyberbullying

Teach children not respond to the bully. Victims often want to befriend the bully to solve the problem or even worse they want to retaliate. Responding to the cyberbully only escalates the problem, and in turn, the victim becomes part of the problem.
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cyberbullying statistics

Four in ten teens (43%) have experienced online harassment. Girls are twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators, usually through email or a social networking sites, where they typically engage in social sabotage. Cyberbullying is most prevalent among 15 and 16 year olds.
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consequences of cyberbullying

The effects of cyberbullying are not limited to hurt feelings. Research suggests that victims of cyberbullying respond much like traditional bullying victims in terms of negative emotions, such as feeling sad, anxious, and having lower self-esteem.
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why do kids cyberbully?

New studies published in the book, "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard" by Hinduja and Patchin, charts the following reasons why youth bully online:
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