2. What is cyber bullying?
Is the use of the Internet and related technologies to
harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and
hostile manner.
3. What Causes a teen to be a bully?
Fewer protective factors, such as parental supervision
Drug and alcohol use
Family conflict.
4. Relevant Statistics
Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied
online, and about the same number have engaged in
cyber bullying.
Over 25% of adolescents and teens have been bullied
repeatedly through their cell phones or the internet.
5. Statistics Cont.
Around half of teens have been the victim of cyber
bullying.
Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a
cyber bully victim.
Victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to
consider suicide.
6. Ryan Halligan
Had a learning disability, and spent most of his
summer in 2003 online.
Kids from school constantly tormented him.
On his return to school the tormenting continued.
Ryan's sister found him dead in the bathroom on
October 7, 2003
7. Tyler Clementi
Dharun Ravi, Tylers roommate, recorded Tyler having
homosexual experiences.
Ravi then put the recordings on the internet for all of
his Twitter followers to see
Tyler jumped from the George Washington Bridge on
September 22, 2010.
8. Different Types of Cyber Bullying
1. Harassment
2. Impersonation
3. Use of Photographs
4. Creating Websites, Blogs, Polls and More
5. Participating in "Happy-Slapping"
9. Effects of Cyber Bullying on Victim
Be unwilling to attend school
Receiving poor grades
Have lower self-esteem
Have more health problems
Use alcohol and drugs
10. Waysto Prevent Cyber Bullying
Educate the kids about the consequences.
If someone sends a mean or threatening
message, don't respond. Save it and show it to a
trusted adult.
Parents should keep home computers in a busy area of
the house.
Parents need to keep an eye on their child's online
activity.
Tests essentially show that family life has a major impact if a child becomes a cyber bully. Results shows that teens with the least amount of parental supervision engage the most in cyber bullying.
Considering how over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, and hardly ever leaves their sides. It makes it a popular medium to use for cyber bullying.
These statistics show how there is a large portion of teens and adolescents who are victims of this type of bullying; however, they're doing very little to search for help.
It wasn't until after his death that Ryan's father looked through his online chat logs. His father was shocked at what he had been reading; it is for this reason that parents need to take a more active role in the online life that our generation lives in.
Tyler actually went to an RA in search for help. However, action was not taken fast enough to prevent his decision.
An example of harassment could be consistently sending hurtful text messages.Impersonation is if someone makes a fake Facebook account pretending to be someone they're not.Using photographs, such as taking and sending nude photos of a victim.Posting blogs is an example of what happened to Megan Meirer."Happy-Slapping" is if someone records a victim being bullied and posts it to an online forum such as youtube so the masses can witness the humiliation.
Essentially the best way for there to be a prevention of cyber bullying is education and if parents take an active role and consistently watch what their child is doing not only on the internet but in their free time as well, as drug and alcohol use has an affect on teens becoming cyber bullies.
