{"id":56,"date":"2013-03-13T23:25:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T23:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2013-03-14T02:04:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T02:04:44","slug":"cyberbullying-prevention-tips-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/?page_id=56","title":{"rendered":"Cyberbullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being a parent in the digital age is hard work. \u00a0Whether your child is in elementary school, middle school, or high school, bullying is a big concern.\u00a0 Often unseen and rarely reported, bullying in the physical world is hard to detect.\u00a0 Now, imagine how hard it is to identify if your child is a victim of Cyberbullying.\u00a0 The digital age parent has to maintain vigilance in both the physical world and the digital world. \u00a0To help with this task we&#8217;ve compiled a list of helpful hints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Cyberbullying comes in many forms. \u00a0Here are a few examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Threatening or harassing e-mails.<\/li>\n<li>Inappropriate text messages.<\/li>\n<li>Repeated unwanted contact through cell phone.<\/li>\n<li>A website set up to mock somebody.<\/li>\n<li>On-line polling websites.<\/li>\n<li>Forwarding a message or photo which was meant to be private.<\/li>\n<li>Using someone\u2019s password to sabotage somebody\u2019s email account, social media account or other personal account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Tips to share with your child<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t react.\u00a0 Bullies often look for a reaction from the victim.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t react, it will be less appealing for the bully to tease you.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t respond to insults.\u00a0 Responding to a bully won\u2019t change their opinion of you, it will only encourage them to continue their taunting.<\/li>\n<li>Be civil and don\u2019t retaliate.\u00a0 This will only reinforce the bully\u2019s behavior and could even escalate the situation.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t be a bully too.\u00a0 Remember, everything you say can be recorded and forwarded to other people.<\/li>\n<li>Save the evidence.\u00a0 Save the evidence and share it with someone who can help.\u00a0 Even minor situations can escalate.<\/li>\n<li>Use on-line reporting tools.\u00a0 Most social networking and chat sites have moderators and reporting procedures.\u00a0 Reporting an incident doesn\u2019t make you a tattle tale, in some cases it\u2019s the only way to make the bullying stop.<\/li>\n<li>Know when to ask for help.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s from your parents, teacher, or the police, some problems are too big to handle yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a parent in the digital age is hard work. \u00a0Whether your child is in elementary school, middle school, or high school, bullying is a big concern.\u00a0 Often unseen and rarely reported, bullying in the physical world is hard to detect.\u00a0 Now, imagine how hard it is to identify if your child is a victim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":65,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3oZZI-U","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/69"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.digitaldanger.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}