Many times children bully others without knowing that they’re bullying. Parents need to communicate with their kids about what’s considered bullying and what’s not. Spreading rumors, name-calling, excluding others, and embarrassing them are all forms of social bullying that can cause serious and lasting harm. Even adults might not be able to draw a clear [...]
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What actions to take once cyberbullying starts?
Schools play an important role in fighting cyberbullying. Since children spend large portion of their days in school, school teachers and staff members should be actively involved in fighting cyberbullying. The first thing to do is to investigate reports of cyberbullying immediately. If cyberbullying occurs on-campus or through the school district’s internet system, school staffs are [...]
Noticeable symptoms of cyberbullying
There are two sides of bullying. The ones who bully and the ones who are being bullied. When it comes to cyberbullying, research has found that both sides involved in bullying are more likely to: unwilling to attend school, have poor grades, show signs of lower self-esteem, and sometimes show signs of health problems. But the [...]
Can text message be a form of bullying?
The answer is yes. Sending hurtful, rude, or mean text messages to others is cyberbullying. Since children and teenagers are so involved in their digital world, a text message can spread like a wild fire. Parents need to spend time to educate themselves and their children what kind of digital behavior is acceptable, and what [...]
The effects of cyberbullying on children
The biggest difference between face to face bullying and cyberbullying is that cyberbullying is 24/7, it can happen every minute of day. It reaches to much more people. One post on facebook or a blog can be indexed by search engines in a few seconds. The effects of cybercullying on the victims are: The student [...]