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Parent Workshop. Social Media Cyber bullying Social Items January 29, 2014 . In today’s world, communication goes beyond face to face or telephone conversation.
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Parent Workshop Social Media Cyber bullying Social Items January 29, 2014
In today’s world, communication goes beyond face to face or telephone conversation. • Our children now use internet, interactive technology and mobile phones to communicate with one another. (Enough is Enough, www.enough.org) Social Media
Facebook • Kik • Google + • Snap Chat • Facetime • Oovoo • Twitter • Tumblr • Flickr • Instagram • Myspace • Tagged • Pintrest • Buzz And the list keeps growing…. Websites and networks
Keep in mind, “If there is a will, there is a way.” • Internet access is widely available to anyone who really wants to get online • Friends may have smartphones or other devices with internet access “but I watch everything my child does online…”
Never give your full name and address to someone you meet • Privacy settings can be changed by the website at any time (eg. Facebook) • Private thoughts and feelings should not be posted, others can be watching your dialogue • Screen applications by checking Commonsensemedia.org Safety Tips
The electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously (Merriam-Webster) Photographs are often used to cyberbully. • Studies show that it’s much easier to express aggression through social media • Words and photos reach many people very quickly Cyberbullying
1. Establish rules for interacting online • 2. Educate your children about appropriate internet behaviors • 3. Model appropriate use of technology • 4. Monitor your child’s activities online • 5. Use filtering, blocking software and parental controls • 6. Look for warning signs (secrecy, obsessive use of internet etc.) • 7. Create and use a contract for internet and cell phone use • 8. Cultivate and maintain an open line of communication with your child • 9. Teach and reinforce positive morals and values (treat others the way you want to be treated) • 10. Review the school guidelines for internet usage Tips for preventing Cyberbullying
Is most often a dysfunctional defense mechanism • Child feels overwhelmed with feelings to the point of being numb • More girls than boys self-injure • Be aware of drastic changes in behaviors school grades change new friends clothing inappropriate for the weather isolation Self Injury
Nicotine • Cigarettes • Hooka sticks Social Items
www.commonsensemedia.org • www.tolerance.org • http://schools.nyc.gov Resources: