Whether e-mail or schoolwork or just having fun, most children spend time online these days, almost every day.
While the Internet is a fantastic place for children to find information, share ideas and meet new people, parents should talk to
on how to keep their children safe online. Children who talk to their parents about Internet safety are six times less likely
to meet an unknown person on the Internet.
A threat that children encounter as cyber-bullying. It was the very first mai harmless fun but can degenerate into insults and Rumors - stop harassment seriously.
Cyber-bullies use Web technology to insult, intimidate, extort and embarrass other Web users. A form of online
posting message embarrassed is a private person to a public site, like MySpace and Facebook, popular meeting places for
adolescents.
Harassment can also take the form of physical threats. If your child receives threats to person or property, experts
Internet Keep Safe Coalition say they should be reported to the police.
If the bullying involves an adult harassing a minor child, it may be an attempt by a predator to intimidate a child and
must be reported to the police, and both the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Internet:
www.cyberbullying.us.
If the offender is a student, you can contact the school about its policy of intervention, but harassment should be
reported to the service provider of the bully. A detailed tutorial to www.cyberbullying.us shows parents how to report
Cyber-bullying.
Teach children not to respond to insulting or defaming messages. A common tactic among the attackers is to encourage the victim, then aftercompromising the answers, taking advantage of the victim by labeling him / her as violent and unstable.
Surprisingly, cyber-bullying tend to be children from affluent families chip (with an income over $ 75,000). In many cases,
These are children who have found a way to feel in control when they may not have a physical advantage in the real world.
Many children do not report cyber bullying because they fear that their Internet privileges will be removed. If your
child tells you about bullying or harassment, stay calm. Thank you to his place to tell you, then take action reports.
Learn how to submit and get free tools for parents to www.cyberbullying.us. Tell your children about cyber-bullying. Children who talk to their parents about Internet safety are six times less likely to reach abroad on the Internet in person.