Sunday, June 19, 2011
Dealing with Text Message Bullying
Parents and teachers are becoming more and more savvy about protecting kids from cyber bullying—harassment using technology, such as email, instant messaging, or social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. But during the upcoming spring break, when kids have more unstructured time than usual, they are also at risk of exposure to bullying through text messaging (“text bullying”), or even being “sexted,” using the text-messaging feature on cell phones, which a reported 87 percent of teens own (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2008). read more...
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Some interesting pointers and advice text message bullying that could help anyone stay clear of a very pressing issue. When I was growing up I did not even have a telephone in my home, but bullying took on other forms. What kids are going through these days seems like an attach on their whole psychology.
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