Cyber Bullying - What can you do?

What can you do if your child is being cyber bullied?

RECOGNIZE - people online are not always who they say they are and take note of the bully's screen name or e-mail address

REFUSE - to open or read any messages from the cyber bully

RECORD - document the attempts of cyber bullying for law enforcement officials

RESPOND - by ignoring the bully at first and NEVER respond to a bully out of anger

REPORT - cyber bullying to the internet service provider, law enforcement (if serious), the school (if school related)

Resources:

Cyber bullying informational sheet

www.netsmartz.org - National Center for Missising and Exploited Children

www.OnGuardOnline.gov - Federal Trade Commission

www.iKeepSafe.org - Internet Keep Safe Coalition

www.mcgruff.org - National Crime Prevention Council

www.staysafeonline.org - National Cyber Security Alliance

www.teenangels.org - trained teens and preteens that promote internet safety

www.teenchatdecoder.com - ability to decode chat/text messages

www.i-safe.org

Cybertipline

Cyberbully.org

Wiredsafety.org

Loveourchildrenusa.org

Kidshealth.org

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