1.National surveys by online safety expert, Parry Aftab, estimate that 85 percent of 12 and 13-year olds have had experience with cyber bullying; 53 percent say they have been bullied online.
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Hesitant to be online; nervous when an Instant Message, text message or Email appears
Visibly upset after using the computer or cell phone or suddenly avoids it
Hides or clears the computer screen or closes cellphone when you enter
Spends unusually and longer hours online in a more tense pensive tone
Withdraws from friends, falls behind in schoolwork's or wants to avoid school
Suddenly sullen, evasive withdrawn, marked change in personality or behavior
Trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, excessively moody or crying, seems depressed
Suspicious phone calls, e-mails and packages arrives at your home
Possible drop in academic performance
3. One survey found that while 93 percent of parents feel they have a good idea of what their kids are doing on the Internet; 41 percent of our kids say they don't share with us what they do or where they go online.
"Parents & Carers." Signs of Bullying. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.kidscape.org.uk/parents/signsof.shtml>.
1. Despite the potential damage of cyber bullying, it is alarmingly common among adolescents and teens. According to Cyber bullying statistics from the i-SAFE foundation:
Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.
More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online.
Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.
Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
The Harford County Examiner reported similarly concerning cyber bullying statistics:
Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying
Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim
Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement
1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission, often using cell phone cameras
About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others
Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying
The Cyberbullying Research Center also did a series of surveys that found these cyber bullying statistics:
Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying
About half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly
Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying
Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or their victims
Boys are more likely to be threatened by cyber bullies than girls
Cyber bullying affects all races
Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide
2. Children may :
be frightened of walking to and from school
change their usual route
not want you to go on the school bus
beg you to drive them to school
be unwilling to go to school (or be 'school phobic')
feel ill in the mornings
begin truanting
begin doing poorly in their school work
come home regularly with clothes or books destroyed
come home starving (bully taking dinner money)
become withdrawn, start stammering, lack confidence
become distressed and anxious, stop eating
attempt or threaten suicide
cry themselves to sleep, have nightmares
have their possessions go missing
ask for money or start stealing (to pay the bully)
4. What are some signs that someone may be the victim of cyberbullying?
7. Identify 5 surprising statistics that relate to cyberbullying.
10. What are some ways that cyberbullying affects teens-both physically and mentally?
Citations and Notes
"Is Your Child Being CyberBullied? Important Signs." Yahoo! Shine. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. <http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/is-your-child-being-cyberbullied-important-signs- 577100.html>.
1.National surveys by online safety expert, Parry Aftab, estimate that 85 percent of 12 and 13-year olds have had experience with cyber bullying; 53 percent say they have been bullied online.
2.
- Hesitant to be online; nervous when an Instant Message, text message or Email appears
- Visibly upset after using the computer or cell phone or suddenly avoids it
- Hides or clears the computer screen or closes cellphone when you enter
- Spends unusually and longer hours online in a more tense pensive tone
- Withdraws from friends, falls behind in schoolwork's or wants to avoid school
- Suddenly sullen, evasive withdrawn, marked change in personality or behavior
- Trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, excessively moody or crying, seems depressed
- Suspicious phone calls, e-mails and packages arrives at your home
- Possible drop in academic performance
3. One survey found that while 93 percent of parents feel they have a good idea of what their kids are doing on the Internet; 41 percent of our kids say they don't share with us what they do or where they go online."Parents & Carers." Signs of Bullying. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.kidscape.org.uk/parents/signsof.shtml>.
1. Despite the potential damage of cyber bullying, it is alarmingly common among adolescents and teens. According to Cyber bullying statistics from the i-SAFE foundation:
- Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.
- More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online.
- Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.
- Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
The Harford County Examiner reported similarly concerning cyber bullying statistics:- Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying
- Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim
- Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement
- 1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission, often using cell phone cameras
- About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others
- Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying
The Cyberbullying Research Center also did a series of surveys that found these cyber bullying statistics:- Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying
- About half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly
- Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying
- Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or their victims
- Boys are more likely to be threatened by cyber bullies than girls
- Cyber bullying affects all races
- Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide
2. Children may :- be frightened of walking to and from school
- change their usual route
- not want you to go on the school bus
- beg you to drive them to school
- be unwilling to go to school (or be 'school phobic')
- feel ill in the mornings
- begin truanting
- begin doing poorly in their school work
- come home regularly with clothes or books destroyed
- come home starving (bully taking dinner money)
- become withdrawn, start stammering, lack confidence
- become distressed and anxious, stop eating
- attempt or threaten suicide
- cry themselves to sleep, have nightmares
- have their possessions go missing
- ask for money or start stealing (to pay the bully)
- continually 'lose' their pocket money
- refuse to talk about what's wrong
- have unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches
- begin to bully other children, siblings
- become aggressive and unreasonable
- give improbable excuses for any of the above
http://www.kidshelp.com.au/grownups/news-research/hot-topics/cyber-bullying.php1.
Figure 1. Frequency of cyberbullying methods
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