Comments on: Virtual Friends: Hijacking our Kids From Real Relationships

By: Chas Stapleford

Chas Stapleford — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:23:49 +0000

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By: MelissaG

MelissaG — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:25:25 +0000

I think that cyber-relationships have caused real relationships to suffer. Students especially feel uncensored in the cyber world and will say just about anything to anyone. They feel there are fewer consequences or that they won’t even get caught. I think we will see this get worse with future generations. Even adults have changed how they communicate. It is much easier to send an email to someone expressing your anger than it is to speak with them in person. Or a text, etc. People don’t want to talk to people anymore; the cyber world seems easier to them.

By: Syork

Syork — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:20:09 +0000

It is sad that cyber-bullying has taken the efffect on kids that it has. We however as the aduklts need to recognize that with the advances in technologies there is a change in the defintion of friends. Maybe instead of teaching life skills on responsibilty and selfconfidence in school, we are also going to have to start teaching students how these skills integrate themselves into the technology and look more at “What is a friend?, What are acceptable things for a friend to do?, What are unacceptable things for a friend to do?” We are going to have to equip the youth with more social skills considering the world they are entering in to.

By: Zac C.

Zac C. — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:10:31 +0000

Yes, it is scary who these kids consider friends without ever meeting them. I do think the next generation will definitely define friendship different than we do today. With social networking, smart phones, and texting, I think alot of students have forgotten or do use the most important interaction between people; which is face to face talking and discussing. To address all of this change, we as teachers, parents, and communities must get the information out about what to look for in a real friend. I only think these tragic stories of kids killing themselves over virtual friends or because of cyber bullying are only going to get worse. It is up to us to try and make a difference.

By: stop fascism

stop fascism — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:31:14 +0000

I love your point of view and seems like I’m not the only one.

By: StopCB

StopCB — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:51:59 +0000

cyber bullying is wrong!