Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Usually, it is repeated over time. Traditionally, bullying has involved actions such as: hitting or punching (physical bullying), teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying), or intimidation through gestures or social exclusion. In recent years, technology has given children and youth a [...]
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How can you protect yourself from cyberbullying?
Here are some tips that may help protect you from cyberbullying: Don’t give out personal information online, whether in instant message profiles, chat rooms, blogs, or on Web sites. Don’t tell anyone your e-mail or instant messaging passwords, even your friends. If someone sends a mean or threatening message, don’t respond. Save it and show [...]
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is hurting someone else over and over again through the Internet or a cell phone. So, instead of whispering a rumor to a friend, a bully might e-mail the rumor or post it on Facebook for everyone to see! Or, a bully might use technology to ignore you. (An example of this would be [...]