10 ways parents can help stop Cyberbullying
July 28th, 2008 by admin
Every day, for kids of all ages, the problem of cyberbullying grows. The more time kids spend online, and the more net-savvy they become, the greater the odds are that they will become the target of other children who seek to hurt or embarrass them online.
The following are ten simple tips for keeping your kids safe online, and out of the hands of cyberbullies at school and from around the world.
10 tips to help stop cyberbullying
- Talk to the school. If the cyberbullying in question is coming from a classmate, contact school officials immediately to determine if they have a policy in place to deal with such behavior.
- Tell your kids not to open or read emails that they suspect are from cyberbullies. In the case of the Internet and Cyberbullying, what you can’t read won’t hurt you. Teach kids to dump suspicious emails right in the trash.
- Take advantage of the technology. Bullies who use chat rooms as a means for spreading hate can easily be blocked using most chat programs. Sit down and take the time to show your kids how they can filter out bad people from their conversations.
- Tell children NEVER to agree to meet someone they meet online. The Internet is filled with individuals who have bad intentions. Even those people who may seem trustworthy in their online persona may turn out to be a cyberbully or even a predator. Teach kids the importance of staying safe online.
- Supervise your kids’ online time. One of the most foolproof methods for stopping Cyberbullying is to monitor closely what your children do online. Tips for this method include removing computers with an Internet connection from the child’s bedroom and designating specific “family hours” for Internet use.
- Tell your kids to never share their passwords or personal information with anyone. Friends and acquaintances of your children can wield a great deal of power if the know the passwords to their favorite sites and chat rooms. One of the fastest-growing types of cyberbullying is stealing someone’s identity and making embarrassing, damaging statements in that person’s name.
- Monitor the use of your child’s photo online. Many cyberbullies will take your child’s photo and manipulate in ways that are damaging or embarrassing. Be very careful about the images your child presents online.
- Watch out for the warning signs. Kids who are being cyberbullied may not want to talk about the problem with their parents. Common warning signs include depression, withdrawal from social situations, and spending more and more time online.
- Be willing to contact the police. Parents who have gathered evidence about cyberbullying, and feel as if contacting the school has not stopped the problem should contact police – especially if the cyberbully has made threats to the health and well-being of the child.
- Stick to your guns. The Internet is a big part of your child’s life. Getting them to agree to be safe and limit their unsupervised time online may be difficult. Stay firm and continue to oversee their computer time – even if the child lashes out and claims that you are invading their privacy.
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July 30th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I think parents need to take more responsibility for what their kids are saying. Cyberbullying is done by kids who think they are heard and not seen. They are wrong. Parents need to make sure their kids know how to act online before they give them the ability. Now that laws are being passed, hopefully kids will start realizing there are repercussions for being mean online.
August 15th, 2008 at 6:22 am
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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June 6th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
AOL is the worst. If you read their terms of service, it says harasser will be removed at their discretion. I have had typed into a public chatroom that someone will come to my house and shoot me in the face with a shotgn, this was reported by many people in the chatroom, aol did not even give the person who posted the comment a tos (terms of service violation.
this harassment has been ongoing for 7 years, despite my hiring lawyers, having law enforcement officers call in. aol refuses to nything even with my personal inf such as home address, phone number and my children’s school info posted many times. One bully even went so as to “break’ into my childs private myspace nd steal pictures of my child. the bully then proceeded to make a fake AOL profile using my child’s pictures. AOl has a history of this torment, but I had to send in notarized letters to them stating the person behind this fake profile was not my child. AOL knew this, after all, they have the bully’s info and IP address. this endangered my child.
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