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Goals of this session
• Identify the definition of cyberbullying• Identify the signs when a child is being bullied
or is being a bully• Identify the four types of cyberbullies and how
to respond to them • Identify strategies for preventing and
intervening with cyberbullying• Become familiar with the current sites/ apps
most common with cyberbullying instances
Cyberbullying Statistics
• 85% of parent of youth ages 13-17 report their child has a social networking account.
• 43% of teens aged 13 to 17 report that they have experienced some sort of cyberbulying in the past year.
• More girls are cyberbullys than boys (59% girls and 41% boys).• Reasons cyberbullies said they engaged in cyberbullying:
o To show off to friends o To be mean o To embarrass them o For fun or entertainment o They deserved it o To get back at someone
InternetSafety101.org: Statistics. (n.d.).InternetSafety101.org: Home. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from http://www.internetsafety101.org/cyberbullyingstatistics.htm
Definition of CyberbullyingInvolves 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 (Keith &
Martin, 2004).
Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and
excluding someone from a group on purpose.
An Imbalance of Power: Using physical strength, access to
embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm
others.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have
the potential to happen more than once.
A Child is Being Bullied• Frequent headaches or stomach
aches, feeling sick or faking illness• Changes in eating habits• Difficulty sleeping or frequent
nightmares• Declining grades, loss of interest
in schoolwork, or not wanting to go to school
• Sudden loss of friends or avoidance of social situations
• Self-destructive behaviors such as running away from home, harming themselves, or talking about suicide
A Child is Being a Bully• Get into physical or verbal fights• Have friends who bully others• Are increasingly aggressive• Get sent to the principal’s office
frequently• Have unexplained extra money or
new belongings• Blame others for their problems• Don’t accept responsibility for their
actions• Are competitive and worry about
their reputation or popularity
The Vengeful Angel• Don’t see themselves as
a bully• See themselves as
righting wrongs or protecting themselves/ others from the “bad guy”
o Need to know they can’t take justice into their own hands
o Need outlets to report bullying
Revenge of the Nerds• Feel power due to tech
skills• They want a reaction
and their intention is to frighten or embarrass
o Need to NOT have a extreme reaction
o Need to have an outlet for positive tech skills
The Mean Girls• Are bored and looking
for entertainment• Done by a group
together in one room• Requires a face-to-face
audience
o Loss of powero Called upon by
upstanders (bystanders)o Loss of entertainment
value
The Inadvertent Bully• Pretend to be tough
online or in role play• Respond quickly
without thinking• Commonly “joke” with
friends
o Need to be aware of how friends are responding to their “jokes”
o Need to learn strategies prior to posting
Cyberbullying Mediums
• Facebook• Twitter• Snapchat• Ask.fm• Text message• Vine• Myspace
Preventing Cyberbullying
• Open the lines of communication and TALK about bullying/ cyberbullying
• Keep the computer (and screen time) in a common place in the house
• Monitor your child’s screen time• Maintain access to your child’s online accounts• Use filtering software on your computer/ mobile
devices for the Internet and/or set parental control for apps
• Teach your children to critically analyze all types of media
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