Now no body is watching
Bullying
has always been a problem for young children. Every parent can look back on
their childhood and think of times when they themselves were bullied but how
has technology changed bullying?
What is Cyber Bullying?
Cyber Bullying is any form of harassment
done through a technological devices. And with technology comes many new ways
to bully, including:
1.Gossip:
posting or sending false/ true information that would ruin a person’s
reputation
2.Exclusion:
simply excluding someone from an online group
3.Impersonation:
going on somebody’s online accounts (such as email or facebook) and sending
messages that would cause embarrassment to the individual.
4.Harassment:
posting or sending rude messages repeatedly to someone.
5.Cyberstalking:
sending intimidating messages, including threats.
6.Flaming:
online fights where offensive messages are posted on a public internet site.
7.Outing
and Trickery: causing someone to reveal secrets or embarrassing information and
then is posted online
8.Cyberthreats:
messages on the internet implying violent behavior
Why Cyber Bullying?
The internet
gives people false power, also known as the Online Disinhibition
Effect. While on the internet people will say and do things that
they normally would not do in the presence of people. Cyber Bullies take
advantage of this false power and use it to their advantage. The internet
not only shelters the bully from seeing the true effects of the harassment it
also in some cases shelters the bully from even being known.
The Effects.
Bullying
leads to first and for most isolation, which can then progress
to depression and decrease in performance in pleasurable activities and school.
My Thoughts.
With
new technology comes new challenges and barriers to overcome. Like mentioned
before bullying has been around forever but not to the extent it is today. In
today’s society children have no escape from bullying, due to electronics they
can now be bullied in their own homes. Parents need to talk to their children
about the importance of standing up to bullies and reporting them. When youth stand up against bullying they are successful in stopping 57% of
the bullying behavior in less than 10 seconds!
Anti-bullying
campaigns continue to be integrated into the school curriculum but maybe we
need to address the problem before the bullying begins. I think a program that
helps troubled kids at school would be truly beneficial, especially since it is
a well known fact that kids that have been bullied whether at home or at school
usually progress to become the bully later on. There has to be a way to unite
children as a whole and to allow society to finally get over the “bullying
stage” that every child has to over come.
KEEP CALM AND STOP CYBER BULLYING.
If you
need tips on how to stand up to bullying check out: Stand up 2 Bullying at
No comments:
Post a Comment