Long Term Mental Health of Bullying Victims
What are the long term affects of being bullied? New York Health Care Agency is studying victims of bullying.
New Case of Bullycide Make Us Take Stock
Last month’s arrest of two Florida girls whose relentless cyberbullying drove twelve-year-old Rebecca Sedwick to suicide has, for many parents, refreshed anxiety.It also points to some glaring blind spots many […]
Text Bomb! New Tool for Cyberbullies
One technique that cyber bullies use to torment their victims is text bombing. A text bomb is when a user sends a text 1,000 to 10,000 times in the same […]
Stop, Block, & Tell
If you are a victim of online harassment:1) Stop – Stop what you are doing and don’t retaliate; 2) Block – Block the person who is harassing you or posting […]
Digital Reputation
What is a digital reputation? It is the opinion or view that others have about the user, based on what they say and do online. It is important for children […]
Be More Than a Bystander
One of my main messages to students is this: Be more than a bystander. I love this video and I show it in my class.
So you want to get your kid a new iPad or iPhone for Christmas? (Part 3)
Social Media (Yes or No?) Knowing when to allow a child to enter the social media culture can sometimes be a difficult decision. All studies and polls agree that social […]
Kids Are Sharing Too Much Online
As Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services’ Child Safety Deputy, I teach an Internet Safety class to the middle and high school students in Rancho Santa Margarita. I start all of […]
So you want to get your kid a new iPad or iPhone for Christmas? (Part 2)
Enable parental controls. You can find parental controls on iOS devices in Settings > General > Restrictions. Here, you can turn off some apps that come with the device, such […]
So you want to get your kid a new iPad or iPhone for Christmas? (Part 1)
An iPhone or iPad is an amazing gift. The entertainment and educational opportunities are nearly endless, but it also opens up the world of social media and cyberbullying. This is […]