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The internet is awesome. However, it has also introduced new challenges, one of the most significant being cyberbullying. Cyberbullying, the use of electronic communication to bully or harass someone, typically involves sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. This article explores the harmful effects of cyberbullying, how to recognise it, and effective strategies to prevent and address this pervasive …

As I prepare for the year ahead, my mind focuses on the hot topics that related to Cyber Bullying in New Zealand in 2012. Cyber bullying was right up there in 2012, so I wonder what we will see regarding this topic in 2013. Cyber bulling was rife throughout the majority of schools in New Zealand last year. Some schools …

NZ Cyberbullying Laws: In August 2012 the New Zealand Law Commission released its report on Harmful Digital Communications. This report has many recommendations on how to stamp out the problem, which is also linked to self-harm and suicides. WebSafety NZ applaudes the report and say it is a long time coming, and will go far in helping address the issues. …

Why Are Kids Leaving Facebook? Whether you know it or not, Facebook is losing its appeal with teens. Just as parents start to understand what Facebook is all about, and create a profile of their own to keep an eye on their children’s activities, children have decided that it’s no longer cool to be on a social networking site where …

Cyberbullying in New Zealand is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. It is the biggest threat to a child in the world they live in today, with over 50% of children being affected by some form of cyberbullying in their life. It is a problem all over …

Sexting is Not a Modern Variation of Spin the Bottle. While doing some research for my next blog article, I came across a story from 2009, where Peter Cumming, an associate professor at York University in Toronto, presented a paper on children’s sexuality at the 78th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. In it, he defends the practice as …

What to Do If Your Child Is a Cyberbully. “Not my child.” Every parent has uttered or thought that phrase at some point. It’s easy to dismiss the news that your child, your little darling, is behaving in an unacceptable manner. He may not be perfect, but surely he can’t be capable of causing real trouble? In unacceptable ways when …

Is My Child Being Bullied? Bullying has been around for many years and for some time was accepted as part of being a kid. If you were bullied it was something you just had to deal with. Today, that is no longer accepted. Many of us understand the trauma the victim goes through. The anxiety, stress, pain and misery that …

Cyber Bullying – The Facts. Bullying has been around for many years, and it will be around for many years to come. However, with the advent of technology has come new ways to bully. Cyber bullying is the intentional bullying of another person through electronic means. On a computer it may be through social networking sites, instant messaging, forums, blogs, …