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Stand Up to Cyberbullying

STAND UP TO CYBERBULLYING WHAT IS IT? A FORM OF BULLYING IN WHICH KIDS USE THE INTERNET OR MOBILE DEVICES TO HARASS OR EMBARRASS SOMEONE. WHY DO KIDS DO IT? 40% WHILE SOME BULLIES ARE MOTIVATED BY ANGER, MOST DO IT FOR FUN OR TO BE SEEN AS "COOL." THEY THINK IT'S NOT OF KIDS SAY SOMEONE WAS MEAN TO THEM ONLINE AT SOME TIME A BIG DEAL, AND THAT THERE AREN'T ANY CONSEQUENCES. 1,000,000 WHY DOES IT MATTER? CYBERBULLYING RESULTS IN KIDS DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND AMERICAN KIDS WERE CYBERBULLIED IN 2011 EVEN COMMITTING SUICIDE. (CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY) TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING HARASSMENT: SENDING OR POSTING NASTY, MEAN, AND INSULTING TEXTS OR COMMENTS. DENIGRATION: STARTING RUMORS ABOUT A PERSON TO DAMAGE HER REPUTATION. OUTING: SHARING SOMEONE'S SECRETS OR EMBARRASSING PHOTOS ONLINE. TRICKERY: CONVINCING SOMEONE TO REVEAL PRIVATE INFORMATION OR PHOTOS, THEN SHARING IT ONLINE. EXCLUSION: EXCLUDING SOMEONE FROM AN ONLINE GROUP TO HURT THEIR FEELINGS. CYBERSTALKING: REPEATED, INTENSE HARASSMENT AND DENIGRATION THAT INCLUDES THREATS OR CREATES FEAR. KIDS DON'T "GET" ONLINE CONSEQUENCES 38% 51% PERCENT OF KIDS THINK ABOUT THE EFFECT CYBERBULLYING MIGHT HAVE ON THE REPUTATIONS OF OTHERS. OF KIDS DON'T THINK THAT POSTING PHOTOS, VIDEOS OR INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES ONLINE CAN BE HARMFUL. CYBERBULLYING TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, BY TEXT OR IM, OR IN CHAT ROOMS. KIDS SAY THEY FEEL A SENSE OF ANONYMITY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO THINGS THEY MIGHT NOT DO IF THEY WERE IN PERSON. WHAT CAN PARENTS DO? GET EDUCATED AND EDUCATE YOUR KIDS. THEY'RE NOT AS MATURE AND TECH-SAVVY AS THEY THINK THEY ARE. HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT THEY SHARE ONLINE AND HOW THEY TREAT EACH OTHER. HERE ARE SOME TIPS: KNOW HOW YOUR NO FAMILY GUARDIAN GIVES YOU INSIGHT ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON CHILDREN USE TECHNOLOGY THEIR PHONES, WHO THEY'RE COMMUNICATING WITH, WHAT TEXTS AND PHOTOS THEY'RE SENDING AND RECEVING, AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING. WATCH FOR THESE INCLUDE DEPRESSION, A RELUCTANCE TO SOCIALIZE THE SIGNS OF AND CHANGES IN PERSONALITY. ENCOURAGE THEM TO REPORT CYBERBULLYING BULLYING TO YOU AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES. TEACH THEM TO BLOCK BULLIES FROM THEIR PHONES DOWNLOAD NO FAMILY GUARDIAN AT WWW.NQ.COM/FAMILYGUARDIAN VISIT WWW.NQMOBILEFAMILY.COM TO GET THE LATEST INFO AND TIPS ON KEEPING KIDS SAFE ON SMARTPHONES. O NQ Family Guardian A StaySafeOnline.org National Cyber Security Alliance N NQmobile

Stand Up to Cyberbullying

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Mobile technology has become a staple in the lives of teens, but with it comes some surprising stats. A disturbing 40 percent of kids have reported that someone’s been mean to them online.

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