cyberbullying
Youngsters and Social Media Use - 2
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A recent report from the journal Pediatrics discusses benefits and risks of youngsters using social media. This series of posts discuss those risks and benefits. This information comes directly from the report.
Cyberbullying is deliberately using digital media to communicate false, embarrassing, or hostile information about another person. It is the most common online risk for all teens and is a peer-to-peer risk.
Although “online harassment” is often used interchangeably with the term “cyberbullying,” it is actually a different entity. Current data suggest that online harassment is not as common as offline harassment, and participation in social networking sites does not put most children at risk of online harassment.
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Your Kids and Social Media
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What are the dangers to your kids using unmonitored social media?
Kids have become avid users of social media. Facebook, MySpace, blogs, Twitter and more have become routine parts of the lives of youngsters across the world. So, is there a problem with this? We know that parental supervision is key to protecting kids from drug use. It is therefore reasonable to assume that unmonitored Internet use is dangerous and may lead to cyberbullying, unwanted exposure to pornography, and revealing personal information to predators.