Cyber-bullying
Cyber Bullying
Professor Sheri Bauman, from the University of Arizona
How parents can help:
Do not threaten to take away take technological devices if cyber bullying occurs
Teach your child how to create secure passwords
Know the websites your child visits and help the child set privacy and security settings properly
Teach your child not to provide personal information on any website
Check history on computers used by your child to know what he/she is doing online
Check or request records from cell phones
Do not allow your child to have technology accessible 24 hours/per day.
e.g. mobile phones can be left in a charger in a public room; laptops are not in bedroom all night.
If your child is targeted:
Preserve evidence! Take screen shots, print full email headers, save texts, etc.
Report incidents to website owner, internet service providers.
Tell the school about it. Even if the sender is unknown, the likelihood is that the offender is also bullying the target at school - and may be identified.
Use "report offensive content" options when necessary.
Block sender or ‘de-friend' offender.
If what has happened is illegal, report it to the authorities.
Tell the offender that you do not want to receive any further communications from him/her, and save that statement as evidence.