Cyberbullying - Facts w Parents n Prepare nd Protect hr Families

Cyberbullying behaviors r growing lk pandemic rss th Wrld Wide Web. h behavior s personal nd proven polluter f ur child's peace f mind. Kamaron Rsrh Center polled thousands nd students nd teachers. rl half, millions f American tweens nd teens r bng impacted b cyber bullying. lus, s children's computer skills bgn t younger ages, s d thr cyber bullying behaviors. n n three elementary students report cyber bullying exposure. Teens dn't tll thr parents. vn n 10 choose t suffer n silence rthr thn face th prospect f parental supervision, monitoring r web access limits. Definition CyberBulllying Cyberbullying s th us f Internet email, instant messaging, chat rooms, pagers, cell phones, r thr forms f nfrmtn technology t deliberately nd repeatedly hurt, taunt, ridicule, threaten r intimidate someone. Cyber Bullying Fr Parents Four critical cyberbullying communications commandments 1. D nt Delete 2. D nt Respond 3. D tll you 4. D save th evidence Communication: Talk regularly wth ur child but on-line activities h r sh s involved n. sk f thr friends hv received mn emails nd txt nd . Children r ftn mr comfortable talking but issues indirectly. Set Limits: Set firm guidelines fr cell phone nd computer us nd monitor tht behavior. Rsrh shws teens spending mr thn 40 monthly hours' online. Raise Awareness: Talk sfll but cyber-bullying. Explain tht tht t s harmful nd unacceptable behavior. Explain tht t s nt joke r funny t th person receiving it. Have Consequences: Outline ur expectations fr responsible online

behavior nd clearly explain th consequences fr inappropriate behavior. Save th Evidence: f u child s cyber bullied, save nd copy th messages nd websites, u m nd ths t tk action. Encourage ur child t tll u mmdtl f h r sh s victim f cyberbullying. ll ur child "d nt" respond t th bully nd d nt delete th "evidence". st teems blv th r untraceable. t true. h usull leave electronic "fingerprints" n thr wake. Partner: Call ur child's school; sk th principal wht measurable, bullying preemption, activity-based programs th hv n place today. Offer t serve n th group tht expands th school's behavior nd student safety policy t include cyber bullying behavior tht disrupts th schools teaching nd learning environment. sk but results. If th situation call fr t, partner wth local law enforcement nd schools resource officers fr Harassment nd stalking n hv legal consequences. Be Solution Focused: Focus, model, nd reinforce th replacement behavior fr taunting, ridiculing behavior. Kind wrds tht focus n character qualities r th correct replacement fr bullying wrds nd behaviors.

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