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 * Cyber bullying:**is teasing or making someone feel down through criticism online


 * Statistics for Cyber bullying:**

"Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips." //I-SAFE Inc.// N.p., 1998. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .


 * While online 42% of kids have been bullied. Out of that 42% 1 out of 4 have been bullied online more than once
 * While online 35% of kids have been threatened. 1 out of 5 had been threatened more than once
 * While online 21% of kids have received threatening or mean emails
 * 58% of kids have admitted to someone saying something hurtful and mean to them while online. Out of that 4 out of 10 have said it to be done more than once
 * 53% of kids have admitted to saying something mean or hurtful to someone else while online. 1 out of 3 did this more than once
 * Of those kids being bullied online 58% have not told an adult or their parents about the mean or hurtful things said to them online

"Cyber Bullying Statistics - Bullying Statistics." //Bullying Statistics - Teen Violence, Anger, Bullying, Treatment Options//. N.p., 2009. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * More than 25% of young adults and teens have been bullied through cell phone or on the internet
 * For Cyber bulling girls are not as likely to be cyber bullies or Cyber bullied
 * Victims of cyber bulling are most likely to have low self-esteem and to also commit suicide
 * Boys are most likely for cyber bullies to threaten rather than girls

//**Real life**// //**story**////**:**Alexis Pilkington Facebook Horror: Cyber Bullies Harrass Teen Even After Suicide//

Parents, Pupils And. "Alexis Pilkington Facebook Horror: Cyber Bullies Harass Teen Even After Suicide." //Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post//. N.p., 24 May 2010. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .//


 * //Alexis a 17 year old girl committed suicide//
 * //She was an athlete and had received a scholarship for soccer to Dowling college//
 * //She was receiving unpleasant comments from people on her facebook page.//
 * //rude and unpleasant comments were posted on Alexis's memorial page//
 * //those who put that stuff on her memorial page also put photos of Alexis with nooses around her neck//
 * //Facebooks spokesperson said that facebook will delete the profiles of those who sent the rude comments and photos//
 * //One of Alexis's friends saw the images on the memorial site and started to screaming when she saw the images//
 * //The messages before and after Alexis's death are the ones that the police are looking at to find those who lead Alexis to her death//
 * //Police are also watching the site to ensure that if the posts on the site are to be criminal then they can take action//

//**Answers to questions( Sources to the answers are above the answers):**//

//Fitzgerald, Pattie. "What Parents Can Do About Cyberbullying: 18 Tips to Stop Cyberbullying."// Parents - Pregnancy, Babies, Baby Names, Pregnancy Calendar, Ovulation, Birth & More. //N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .//

//1. Parents can keeping the computer in a general area of the house and monitoring the usage of the computer. They can also familiarize themselves with online social networking sites to know about them. Also they can tell their children to come to them for any problem that they have online.//

//"Eight Ways To Deal With Cyber Bullies - Cyber Bullying."// Norton - Antivirus Software, Spyware Protection and Personal Firewall by Symantec//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .//

//2. Parents can tell their child/children not to respond to the messages or retaliate to the people who are sending the messages just block the people who keep sending the messages. Parents ca also send a message to the people that are sending the messages and tell them to stop the comments and messages. Parents can also contact the school if the child that is doing the cyber bullying gos to the same school.//

//"Effects of Cyberbullying."// Welcome to Leo Burke Academy's Homepage//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .//

//3. Negative effects that cyber bullying has on its victims are that the victim can start to feel a variety of emotions. Emotions like sadness, anger, embarrassment. They can also feel hurt or afraid. Other effects it can have are that it can cause poor concentration, low school achievement.//

//"Preventing Cyberbullying in Schools and the Community - National Center."// National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention - National Center//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .//

//4. Cyber bullying takes place outside of school through texting which can happen outside of school as well as the cyber bully using the internet from their own home to create online accounts to send messages or comments to their victims.//

//"Cyberbullying."// KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

5. Parents can identify cyber bullying by look for their child to be staying away from friends and activities. Parents can also look for a sight of emotional distress either after of while still on the computer. They can also look for changes in behaviors, sleep, mood. Also if their child is messing up on grades and showing anger at home.

6. Resources that parents have to deal with cyber bullying is the police, the school board, teachers at the school.

Borba, Michele. "4 S.A.F.E. Rules to Reduce Cyberbullying | Parenting | GalTime." //GalTime | Love, Parenting, Beauty, Entertainment, Health, Recipes, Careers//. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. .

7. Certain rules that can help stop cyber bullying is if parents teach their kids to learn the acronym S.A.F.E. This acronym stands for S- Stop and don't click meaning for the victim to not respond to cyber bullying, A- Tell an adult meaning for the victim to tell an adult about the cyber bullying going on. F- Filter out personal information meaning for the victim not to put personal information out for others to learn. E- Save Evidence meaning for the victim to save all evidence of the cyber bullying so that the victim has proof that he/she is being cyber bullied.