Parents
and Cyberbullying
Parents are the strongest force in helping to protect their children from
cyberbullying. By having an open relationship with your
children,
you make it easier for your children to come to you when they are
experiencing problems. Children are often hesitant to
approach
their parents when they are being cyberbullied because they are afraid
that their parents will not allow them to use the computer.
As a
result, the cyberbullying continues and the child becomes lonely,
depressed, and/or angry. The child may develop behavioral issues which may cause tension and problems. THE KEY FOR PARENTS TO REMEMBER IS
OPEN COMMUNICATION.
Tips For Parents
- Have open
communication with your children about their emails and chat rooms.
- Make
yourself easily accessible to them when they have questions and
concerns about
particular emails and chat rooms.
- Be supportive of your child.
- Have your
computer in an open area and not in your child’s bedroom.
- Netiquette-If
someone sends them a derogatory or rude email, teach them not to
respond and to
talk to you.
- Allocate
a specific number of hours your child spends on the computer.
- Teach
them to not open messages from people they don’t know.
- Teach
them to not give out any personal information about themselves or
anyone else.
(ex. phone number, home address, email, names, passwords, school name,
team
name)
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