Cyber Bullying

Since our discussion in class last Wednesday (October 6th) I have been giving this cyberbullying topic alot of thought. I wanted to take some time and share it here on my blog. It's difficult to find a student in 2010 who doesn't text, tweet or go on Facebook every day. The basic definition of cyberbullying is this: willfull and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices. In this day and age everyone gets involved in everything but it's not face-to-face. It use to be that if you were being bullied once you got home you escaped it; nowadays kids seems to be experiencing it 24/7. When bullying is happening to your face you can confront them, but in this case you can't really stop a bully if you don't even know who that bully is. I wonder this, does cyberbullying start because the bully feels he or she wouldn't be able to take on their victim in a physical fight? In my opinion parents need to monitor what's going on with their kids; parents talk to their kids about sex, drugs, and drinking but what they need to do is stay active in their child's life. By staying active and listening to your kids you make them feel like they can talk to you about anything that is happening with them.