Cyber Bullying

1. What is it?

1.1. "Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.

1.2. • Mobile Phones • Social networks • Email • Stealing passwords • Impersonations • Websites • Blogs • Instant messenger

1.3. New node

2. How to prevent it

2.1. Link to STOP cyberbullying

3. How does it work?

3.1. http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/how_it_works/index.html

4. Case study

4.1. link to youtube

4.2. Link to a case study from The Times

5. The effects of cyber bullying

5.1. Children have killed each other and committed suicide after having been involved in a cyberbullying incident.

5.2. Children have had to move classes and even schools as a result of the desruption caused by cyber bullying.

5.3. Increases in self-harm, anxiety and depression.

5.4. The development of disorders such as an anorexia.