By Louise M Evans
Our Kids safety is a parents highest priority.
Parents are learning about cyber bullying and the difficulty of finding a safe place on the web for kids.
Is your Kid safe?
Gone are the days the victims of bullying can run home, away from the bullies in school.
'Kids and Internet' seems to be a lethal combination these days especially now with the statistics that at least one in 10 students are the victims of bullying.
A Cyber-bullying recent research suggests that 1 in 10 kids have been cyber-bullied. (Dr Noble, a member of the National Centre Against Bullying).
"A Child Bullied is a child that is three times more likely to show depressive symptoms". (Centre for Adolescent Health.)
It leaves us parents with the question; is the internet safe for children?
Deterring kids to use the internet is certainly not an option. Arming kids with the tools to prevent and stop a cyber bully is the answer.
Child prevention programs are also a great way to stop cyber bullying and school bullying in children.
We must remember that Kids that bully are often bullied kids themselves. Either from home or from some other environmental source.
Here are some useful tips to help you teach your child a plan in dealing with a cyber bully.
Don't respond. If you are being bullied, the one thing the bully wants from you is a reaction. It is like fuel to them and giving them a chance to retaliate is exactly what they are looking for. Do you really want to empower a bully?
Don't retaliate. If you retaliate this tells the bully that they are getting to you and will only further encourage them. Also, we don't want to sink to the bullies level.
Save the evidence. As cyber bullying is online, digital and recordable you can keep the harassing messages. Even if you think the bullying isn't that bad just yet. Keep it anyway because if the bullying escalates the more proof you have the better!
Talk to a trusted adult. Ask your child to determine 5 people that they can tell anything to. Let those people know that they are a selected trusted person for future reference.
Block the bully. Most social media has the ability to block users.. Block anyone immediately and talk to a trusted adult about it. If the bullying is happening in a chat room.. leave the chat room.. It is ok to block and delete.
The most important thing is to keep the lines of communication open with your child about this issue. It may be hard to hear but going through it is much worse.
http://www.selfesteemcentre.com.au
Our Kids safety is a parents highest priority.
Parents are learning about cyber bullying and the difficulty of finding a safe place on the web for kids.
Is your Kid safe?
Gone are the days the victims of bullying can run home, away from the bullies in school.
'Kids and Internet' seems to be a lethal combination these days especially now with the statistics that at least one in 10 students are the victims of bullying.
A Cyber-bullying recent research suggests that 1 in 10 kids have been cyber-bullied. (Dr Noble, a member of the National Centre Against Bullying).
"A Child Bullied is a child that is three times more likely to show depressive symptoms". (Centre for Adolescent Health.)
It leaves us parents with the question; is the internet safe for children?
Deterring kids to use the internet is certainly not an option. Arming kids with the tools to prevent and stop a cyber bully is the answer.
Child prevention programs are also a great way to stop cyber bullying and school bullying in children.
We must remember that Kids that bully are often bullied kids themselves. Either from home or from some other environmental source.
Here are some useful tips to help you teach your child a plan in dealing with a cyber bully.
Don't respond. If you are being bullied, the one thing the bully wants from you is a reaction. It is like fuel to them and giving them a chance to retaliate is exactly what they are looking for. Do you really want to empower a bully?
Don't retaliate. If you retaliate this tells the bully that they are getting to you and will only further encourage them. Also, we don't want to sink to the bullies level.
Save the evidence. As cyber bullying is online, digital and recordable you can keep the harassing messages. Even if you think the bullying isn't that bad just yet. Keep it anyway because if the bullying escalates the more proof you have the better!
Talk to a trusted adult. Ask your child to determine 5 people that they can tell anything to. Let those people know that they are a selected trusted person for future reference.
Block the bully. Most social media has the ability to block users.. Block anyone immediately and talk to a trusted adult about it. If the bullying is happening in a chat room.. leave the chat room.. It is ok to block and delete.
The most important thing is to keep the lines of communication open with your child about this issue. It may be hard to hear but going through it is much worse.
http://www.selfesteemcentre.com.au
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