Cyberbullying

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Cyberbullying

• Old Problem, New Playground

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Bullies are no longer restricted to the school
yard.
They are often online, out of the sight and
earshot of teachers and parents.
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Cyberbullying

• When a child, preteen or teen
• is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated,
  embarrassed or otherwise targeted
• by another child, preteen or teen
• using the Internet, interactive and digital
  technologies or mobile phones.

http//www.stopcyberbullying.org/
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Cyberbullying
When a child is tormented by another child using
digital technologies.
http//www.stopcyberbullying.org/
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For the Sake of Clarity
Cyberbullying has a minor on both sides or at
least starts that way. Once adults become
involved, it is cyber-harassment or
cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or
cyberstalking is NOT called cyberbullying.
http//www.stopcyberbullying.org/
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Nearly 60 percent of children state that someone
has made mean or hurtful comments about them
online
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and more than four out of 10 children indicate
that this kind of harassment has happened to them
more than once, according to an i-SAFE survey of
1,500 students.
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How Are Kids Cyberbullied?

• Cyber bullies
• Pretend they are other people online to trick
  others
• Spread lies and rumors about victims
• Trick people into revealing personal information
• Post pictures of victims without their consent

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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How Are Kids Cyberbullied?

• There are two kinds of cyberbullying
• direct attacks (messages sent to your kids
  directly)
• cyberbullying by proxy (using others to help
  cyberbully the victim, either with or without the
  accomplice's knowledge).
• Because cyberbullying by proxy often gets adults
  involved in the harassment, it is much more
  dangerous.

http//www.stopcyberbullying.org/
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How Can This Happen?

• When teens were asked why they think others
  cyberbully, 81 percent said that cyberbullies
  think its funny.

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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How Can This Happen?

• Cyber bullies
• Dont think its a big deal
• Dont think about the consequences
• Are encouraged by friends
• Think everybody cyberbullies
• Think they wont get caught

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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Effects of Cyberbullying

• Youth who are cyberbullied report feeling angry,
  hurt, embarrassed, or scared. These emotions can
  cause victims to react in ways such as
• Seeking revenge on the bully
• Avoiding friends and activities
• Cyberbullying back

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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One of the most threatening aspects of being a
victim of cyberbullying is that
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You cant see the bully and you often dont even
know who it is.
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Cybersafety is Everybodys Business

• The fight against cyberbullying needs the
  cooperation of the schools, parents, and the
  children all together.

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What Can You Do?

• A victim of cyberbullying can
• Block communication with the cyberbully
• Delete messages without reading them
• Report the problem to an Internet service
  provider or website moderator

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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What Can You Do?
The anonymity that seems to go with being online
is a big help to cyberbullies but they can be
found. If you are cyberbullied and decide you
want help, save all communication with the
cyberbully and talk to a parent, teacher, police
officer, or other adult you trust.
National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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What Can You Do?

• A victim of cyberbullying can
• Talk to his/her friends about what is happening
• Refuse to pass along cyberbullying messages
• Tell his/her friends to stop cyberbullying

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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Cyberbullying

• Rules to live by
• If you wouldnt say it in person, you wont say
  it online.
• Delete cyberbullying Dont write it dont
  forward it.

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
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Resources

• www.isafe.org
• www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
• www.stopcyberbullying.org
• stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov

National Crime Prevention Council website -
http//www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying