Anti-Cyberbullying: Education for Adults

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What is Cyberbullying?

Spreading rumors and bullying is nothing new. Kids have always found ways to be cruel to one another. But today's kids are dealing with something much more sinister: cyberbullying...

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Now, kids are using their cell phones and computers to hurt, humiliate, and harass each other. It's reaching epidemic proportions. They're not just receiving nasty comments, but also getting demeaning text messages, embarrasing photos, and snide opinion polls. This type of bullying is especially disturbing because it is constant, pervasive, and very public.

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Let teens know that they can report bullying incidents to Internet service providers (ISPs) and website moderators. These groups may be able to control some of the bully's Internet capabilities. More than half of the teens surveyed thought that moderators of online groups should be used to prevent cyberbullying incidents.

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Teens currently use their own methods to counter cyberbullying and many teens respond with a variety of reactions: 36% asked the bully to stop; 34% blocked communication; 34% talked to friends about the bullying 29% did nothing about the bullying; and 28% said they handled it offline.

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