A succint article drawing attention to the dangers of cyberbullying, and the way using technology can induce a disturbing sense of indifference in teenage girls. How should young girls be taught to use technology in a mature and sensitive way?
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Megan Meier’s suicide made headlines because she was the victim of a hoax. Lori Drew, another mother in the neighborhood, said in a police report that she had created a MySpace profile of a boy, an invention named “Josh Evans,” and that she and her daughter had manipulated Megan into thinking that this fabricated person liked her.
Talking with people known only online ("strangers") under some conditions is related to online interpersonal victimization, but sharing personal information is not. Engaging in a pattern of different kinds of online risky behaviors is more influential in explaining victimization than many specific behaviors alone. Pediatricians should help parents assess their child's online behaviors globally in addition to focusing on specific types of behaviors.
As is the case when supervising kids in the offline world, dealing with their behavior online and when they are using the cell phone requires controls appropriate to their age group.Attorney and child advocate Parry Aftab offers strategies for parents with children in any or all of the five age groups identified on this list.
WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We help victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. We also help parents with issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying.
"For most teens, the internet mirrors the dynamics that take place offline. Bullies offline are bullies online. Yet, because adults typically only see the online exposures, they think that they are just bullies or troubled online." danah also talks about a form of mobile phone bullying called text bombing.
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A succint article drawing attention to the dangers of cyberbullying, and the way using technology can induce a disturbing sense of indifference in teenage girls. How should young girls be taught to use technology in a mature and sensitive way?
Great resources for child Internet safety.
Megan Meier’s suicide made headlines because she was the victim of a hoax. Lori Drew, another mother in the neighborhood, said in a police report that she had created a MySpace profile of a boy, an invention named “Josh Evans,” and that she and her daughter had manipulated Megan into thinking that this fabricated person liked her.
Cyberbullying by a neighbor mom causes a tragedy.
As is the case when supervising kids in the offline world, dealing with their behavior online and when they are using the cell phone requires controls appropriate to their age group.Attorney and child advocate Parry Aftab offers strategies for parents with children in any or all of the five age groups identified on this list.
WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We help victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. We also help parents with issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying.
"For most teens, the internet mirrors the dynamics that take place offline. Bullies offline are bullies online. Yet, because adults typically only see the online exposures, they think that they are just bullies or troubled online." danah also talks about a form of mobile phone bullying called text bombing.
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