Frisén, Ann. "Cyberbullying: A Growing Problem." Science Daily. Ed. Dan Hogan and Michele Hogan. iVillage Your Total Health Network, 20 Sept. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2011.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222104939.htm
When allowing children or teenagers surf the internet, numerous times the thought of cyber-bullying never crosses a parent's mind. For some, it may seem like they just don't realize what middle or high school students post online. Has it ever crossed their mind that their child might be in danger from cyber-bullying or harassment? Well, according to the ScienceDaily research news, approximately ten percent of teens between the grades of 7-9 are victims of cyber-bullying. This many teens are being affected and sometimes we wonder if their parents even know about it. Some argue that cyber-bullying is worse than interactive bullying for reasons of bullying via internet never stops and can continuously occur, where as interactive bullying the child/teen may be left alone on the weekends or not in contact with other bullies outside of school. What is your opinion on this topic?
I strongly feel for this topic. I believe it is so sad what harassment some teens go through via internet, when you'd think it is the most least expected way to get bullied. Parents should not seem so blinded by this important issue; it could potentially save their child from even hurting them self. If I were a parent, I would be very concerned what my child is posting/saying on the internet. With all these social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Tumbler, etc. anything could possibly happen.
I also believe this is a great topic for others to look into, whether it be parents, children, teens, teachers, or even other peers. Anyway to stop cyber-bullying would be perfect. By having close friends even on the social networking sites could possibly 'look out' for one another, and I strongly feel it is a reasonable attempt to stop cyber-bullying and harassment.
This article addresses a very realistic problem in society. I agree that parents definitely do need to be more aware of what their children are doing online, in regards to being the victims of cyber-bullying or the ones initiating the problem. Although it is a very good topic to further learn about and solve, it would be hard to use for an argumentative paper. I would hope that everyone would agree that the problem needs to be solved. Good post though Jess!
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