With the proliferation of electronic devices, today’s children have greater access to the Internet now more than ever. Many parents are not aware of the many ways children can get online. In addition to computers and smart phones, kids can access the Internet with game consoles, PS3, XBOX, Wii, iTouch, all WIFI versions of Kindle, [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘Cyber Bullying’ Category
How to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet
Comments Off on How to Keep Your Child Safe on the InternetFelony Counts for 2 in Suicide of Bullied 12-Year-Old
Comments Off on Felony Counts for 2 in Suicide of Bullied 12-Year-OldMIAMI — For the Polk County sheriff’s office, which has been investigating the cyberbullying suicide of a 12-year-old Florida girl, the Facebook comment was impossible to disregard. In Internet shorthand it began “Yes, ik” — I know — “I bullied Rebecca nd she killed herself.” The writer concluded that she didn’t care, using an obscenity [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cyber Bullying
Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies
Comments Off on Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by CyberbulliesRebecca’s mother, Tricia Norman, said she had no idea that her daughter, who died this week, was being cyber-bullied by about 15 middle-school children, a problem that first arose and was addressed last year. Inside her phone’s virtual world, she had changed her user name on Kik Messenger, a cellphone application, to “That Dead Girl” [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cell Phone Apps, Cyber Bullying, Teen suicide
Facebook, Google+ Prepare for National Bullying Prevention Month
Comments Off on Facebook, Google+ Prepare for National Bullying Prevention Month“National Bullying Prevention Month,” isn’t until October, but social media sites are already gearing up for the conversation. Facebook released a social media safety manual Wednesday to help parents, children, and educators better understand and safely utilize the platform. The manual, officially titled the “Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders Guide,” joins a handful of [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Bullying, Cyber Bullying
90% of parents say their child has been a victim of Cyberbullying
Comments Off on 90% of parents say their child has been a victim of CyberbullyingA survey of 1,740 web users with children by the security firm revealed over half of those with kids that have been bullied online said their child had been “very affected” by the experience. Furthermore, 19 percent of parents revealed they had sought specialist help for their child. Cyberbullying, defined as threatening, harassing, humiliating, embarrassing [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Cyber Bullying
