Cyberbullying/Bullying
Cyberbullying is becoming more and more a problem. It starts with bullying, the face to face
contact, but the person can find a safe place to go to so they can get away
from the person. Cyberbullying is 24
hours a day 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
They can be anonymous in less they mess up and use their own email
address. They can use a computer, cell
phone, by using social media like facebook, text, messages, chat and
websites.
The effects of being cyberbullying and bullying. The person may use drugs and alcohol, start
skipping school to get away from the person, experience being bullied in
person, and have a very lower self-esteem.
If it goes too far they person my kill them self, depending on what the
person types to you.
“The 2013-2014 School Crime Supplement (National Center for
Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics) indicates that 7% of
students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying.”
“The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey finds that
15% of high school students (grades 9-12) were electronically bullied in the
past year.”
“Research on cyberbullying is growing. However, because
kids’ technology use changes rapidly, it is difficult to design surveys that
accurately capture trends” (stopbullying.gov)
There is way to prevent it, monitor what your child is doing
online, I know they my complain about it but tell them you are looking out for
their best interest. Give them limited
time on the computer, know what their passwords are, and encourage them that
they can talk to you about anything. If
they are changing their behavior, like not wanting to go to school, there is a
problem and talk to them about it.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/index.html
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