Cyber+Bullying

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cyberbullying.html = = =**What is Cyber Bullying?**= - involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others

-"Cyberbullying" is 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. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking.

- Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyberbullying

=**What does Cyber bullying look like?**=
 * Currently, the most common virtual locations for cyberbullying are chat rooms, social networking web sites, email and instant message systems
 * Children have killed each other and committed suicide after having been involved in a cyberbullying incident.
 * Over 40% of all teenagers with Internet access have reported being bullied online during the past year.
 * Girls are more likely than boys to be the target of cyberbullying
 * Only 15% of parents are “in the know” about their kids’ social networking habits, and how these behaviors can lead to cyberbullying



**10. Don´t post anything that is very private**
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= **The Different Ways Kids Bully** =

Bullying behaviour isn't always easy to define. Where do you draw the line between good-natured ribbing and bullying? Although teasing resembles bullying because it can prompt feelings of anger or embarrassment, teasing can be less hostile and done with humour, rather than harm. Teasing often promotes an exchange between people rather than a one-sided dose of intimidation.Although the black eye is a concrete sign that your child may be a victim of bullying, there are many different ways kids bully that aren't always as easy to spot: Also, despite the common notion that bullying is a problem mostly among boys, both boys and girls bully. But boys and girls can vary in the ways they bully. Girls tend to inflict pain on a psychological level. For example, they might ostracize victims by freezing them out of the lunchroom seating arrangements, ignoring them on the playground, or shunning them when slumber party invitations are handed out. Boys aren't as subtle and they can get physical. For example, boy bullies are more apt to insult their victims on the playground than ignore them. Instead of isolating a non-athletic victim during a gym class dodgeball game, they might take relentless aim and target the child throw after throw.
 * **Cyber bullying** is a relatively new phenomenon began surfacing as modern communication technologies advanced.
 * Through email, instant messaging, Internet chat rooms, and electronic gadgets like camera cell phones, cyber bullies forward and spread hurtful images and/or messages. Bullies use this technology to harass victims at all hours, in wide circles, at warp speed.
 * **Emotional cyber bullying** can be more subtle and can involve isolating or excluding a child from activities (i.e., shunning the victim in the lunchroom or on school outings) or spreading rumours. This kind of bullying is especially common among girls. Physical bullying can accompany verbal bullying and involves things like kicking, hitting, biting, pinching, hair pulling, or threats of physical harm.
 * **Racist cyber bullying** preys on children through racial slurs, offensive gestures, or making jokes about a child's cultural traditions.
 * **Sexual cyber bullying** involves unwanted physical contact or sexually abusive or inappropriate comments.
 * **Verbal cyber bullying** usually involves name-calling, incessant mocking, and laughing at a child's expense.

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=**Signs That a Child Is Being Bullied**=

Of course, bumps and bruises are telltale signs your child has been physically bullied, but you can watch for other less obvious hints, too:
 * inventing mysterious illnesses to avoid school (for example, stomachaches, headaches, etc.)
 * missing belongings or money
 * sleeping problems
 * bedwetting
 * irritability
 * poor concentration
 * unexpected changes in routine
 * problems with schoolwork

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