Cyber
bullying
Lara Climer and
Michele Fesenbek
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Over 87% of teens age 12-17 use the internet
95% of parents do not understand internet lingo
used by the children
Over ½ of adolescents and teenagers have been
bullied on-line. About that many have engaged
in the act.
1 in 3 have experienced some type of cyber
bullying.
The most common device used for cyber bullying
is the cell phone (80%)
25% have been repeatedly harassed by cell
phone
1 in every 10 adolescents or teenagers tell their
parents
Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims
and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
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About 58% of kids admit someone has said
mean or hurtful things to them online. More than
4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.
About 75% have visited a website bashing
another student.
Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to
consider committing suicide.
20% of children ages 10-17 have received
unwanted sexual solicitations on-line, that’s 1 in
every 5 kids.
4,000,000 children are posting content on the
Web daily.
Sources: Stop Cyber Bullying, Internet Safety
101, Stomp Out Bullying, End Cyber Bullying
What is Cyber bullying
 It
is using technology (cell phones,
computers, and other electronic devices)
to harass or intimate someone
Examples:
*posting embarrassing photos online, through email or by cell phone
*posting negative comments or
spreading rumors about someone online
*sending threatening or abusive
messages
Cyber bullying vs. Bullying
 Bullying
usually occurs at school, whereas
cyber bullying usually takes place in a
person’s home
 Effects of cyber bullying typically is carried
over into the school setting
 Victims don’t feel that they can be safe
anywhere from the harassment
Signs of Cyber bullying: Victim
or Bully
 Quickly
switches screens or closes
programs when you walk by
 Doesn’t want to discuss what they are
doing on the computer
 Gets unusually upset if they can’t use the
computer or other electronic device
 Is moody or irritable after receiving a text
or email or being on-line
 May experience a drop in grades
 Loses interest in social activities
Signs of Cyber bullying: Victim
or Bully Continued
 Uses
the phone or computer until all hours
of the night
 Becomes anxious or nervous when
receiving an IM message
 Becomes within drawn from friends and
family
What Can WE do?
 Be
involved!
 Place computers in high traffic areas of
your home
 Set up email and other technological
accounts with your children; know their
screen names and passwords
 Don’t allow children to include any
personal information when registering for
accounts
 Be familiar with the lingo used for texting
and other on line conversations
What Can WE do?
 Discuss
what cyber bullying is with your
children
 Let your children know that you won’t
blame them if they are being cyber
bullied and that you won’t take their
technology away…this is the main reason
children don’t tell parents
 Make expectations clear about using
technology
Know Your Technology
 Be
familiar with technology available to
your children
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Facebook
Snap Chat
YouTube
Twitter
Flickr
Instagram
What Parents Should Share
with their kids…
 NEVER
give out your personal information
 Don’t share passwords with ANYONE
excepts for parents
 If you received threatening messages,
don’t respond. Save it or print it out to
show to an adult.
 Tell children to never open anything from
people you do not know or you know is a
bully
 *Deactivate GPS tracker on apps
 Don’t send messages when you are angry
What Parents Should Share
with their kids…
 Don’t
join in with others who are cyber
bullying someone
 Always be polite
 Remind them they leave a cyber footprint
Parent Resources:
 Stop
Cyber Bullying
 Internet Safety 101
 End Cyber Bullying
 Cybersafetyconsulting