Research:
As explained earlier,
cyber-bullying can be done for hundreds of different
reasons. Below are facts about cyber-bullying, some may give
you a better understanding of how cyber-bullying is effect
children.
Signs
that your child may be
a victim of cyberbullying: (from
Cyberbullying.org)
- Spending long hours on the
computer
- Close windows on the
computer when you enter the room
- Is secretive about
Internet activities
- Behavioral changes
- Is always doing homework
on the internet, but always in chat groups and getting
behind with school work
- Will not tell you who
they're talking to
- May find unexplained
pictures on their computer
- Trouble sleeping
- Stomach aches and
headaches
- Lack of appetite, throwing
up
- Fear of leaving the house
- Crying for no apparent
reason
- Lack of interest at social
events that include other students
- Complains of illness
before school or community events often
- Frequent visits to the
school nurse of office complaining of feeling sick-wants
to call mom or dad to take them home
- Lowered self-esteem
- A marked change in
attitude, dress or habits
- Unexplained broken
personal possessions, loss of money, loss of personal
items
- Acting out/Lots of
aggression at home
- Missing or incomplete
school work, decreased success in class
63% of harassers are reportedly
under the age of 18 years of age as compared to 14% who are
18 years of age and older. 23% of targeted youth said they
didn't know how old their harasser was
- In September of 2006
abcNews.com produced a survey of 1400 school children
grades 4-8 the results are as followed:
