BUT WHY ARE HOW TO PREVENT

THE EFFECTS SO CYBERBULLYING

DEVASTATING? Luckily, there are practices you can

put in place today to prevent cyber

For one, cyber bullying material
bullying from happening, here are

can be worldwide and is often some of the steps you can take:

irretrievable. Bullies can be Tell someone- Let a trusted adult

anonymous , giving the victim a know what's going on.

Don't instigate- If someone is

sense of helplessness.
sending hurtful messages, don't

respond OR retaliate .This will

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further.
WAYS TO KEEP
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Block them- If its on Facebook or

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to block the person. Be safe.

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encourage your kids to talk
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about what they're doing online
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and whom they're doing it with.

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Monitor online activity public computers

Prevent cyberbullying Don't be a cyber bully yourself-

It's easy to be hurtful, so

Promote appropriate online
remember what it's like for the
interactions
person on the other side.
 FORMS OF
Trickery- Talking someone into

revealing secrets or

CYBERBULLYING embarrassing information, then

sharing it online.

Outing- Sharing someone's

Whether it's posting public pictures,
secrets or embarrassing
social statuses, or personal
information or images online.
messages, cyber bullying takes many
Exclusion- Intentionally and
forms. The most popular cyber
cruelly excluding someone from
bullying tactics are:
an online group.
Flaming- Online fights using
Cyberstalking- Repeated, intense
electronic messages with angry
harassment and denigration that
and vulgar language.

WHAT IS Harassment- Repeatedly sending

includes threats or creates

significant fear.

CYBERBULLYING?
nasty, mean, and insulting

EFFECTS OF
messages.

Denigration- "Dissing" someone

Cyberbullying is bullying with
online. Sending or posting gossip CYBERBULLYING
the use of digital technologies. or rumors about a person to

It can take place on social damage his or her reputation or Just a handful of the effects of

media, messaging platforms, friendships. Cyber Bullying include:

Impersonation- Pretending to be Undermining confidence

gaming platforms and mobile
someone else and sending or Causing stress and hurtful
phones. It is repeated
posting material to get that health effects
behaviour, aimed at scaring,
person in trouble or danger or to Affecting performance and
angering or shaming those who
damage that person's reputation attendance in school

are targeted. or friendships. Depression and a sense of

loneliness

Suicidal thoughts