The key to cyberbullying is to teach our children how to first communicate in the appropriate way on the internet or through texts. Tell the children that they are not invisible behind a computer. A message can always be traced back to the sender. Not only that they can lose their ISP or IM accounts because of cyber bullying. As a parent you need to make sure that your child knows that they can come to you if this is happening to them. First make sure that it was not a misunderstanding, especially if it was an incident that has happened just once. A good tip is to make sure that you have all security and safety setting is enabled on the ones your child uses. If your child is a victim of cyber bullying tell them the best thing to do is to not engage in the cyber bully, turning off the computer is like “walking away.” The best thing to do is to make sure that we educate our children before they become a victim. Talk with your child before they start using cell phones or Facebook accounts. It may be easier to prevent cyber bullying than to stop it. Besides the lasting effects of it can be very hurtful and even damage a child’s self-esteem. Let’s protect our children by educating them.
Carrie, I agree parents need to communicate with their children about the dangers of the Internet. Parents need to monitor what sites their children are viewing as well as what they and their friends are saying on the Internet. I think parents also need to show by example. Sometimes parents put things or say things on the Internet that is not safe or wise, children see this and think it is okay for them to put or say what they want on the Internet. Children need to understand that online conversations are not private. Others can copy, print, and share what they are saying. Therefore, if it is not something they want the whole world to know they should not put it on the Internet.
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