6 Tips to Protect Your Kids from Cyberbullying

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WEBINAR6 Tips to Protect Your

Kids from

Cyberbullying


Did You Know?India ranks 3rd on

Global

Cyberbullying

List.[1]

[1]. http://www.endcyberbullying.org/india-ranks-third-on-global-cyber-bullying-list/

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http://www.endcyberbullying.org/india-ranks-third-on-global-cyber-bullying-list/


Topics of

DISCUSSION


What is

cyberbullying?

#1.


Effects of

cyberbullying

#2.


Tips for parents to

protect their kids

from cyberbullying

#3.


How Quick Heal

helps

#4.


What is Cyberbullying?


Definition:

Cyberbullying is defined as “the use of

electronic communication to bully a person,

typically by sending messages of an

intimidating or threatening nature.”


In other words,

cyberbullying can be…


Harassment

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- involves the bully sending offensive and

malicious messages.


Flaming

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- bullying the victim in front of others by using

harsh languages.


Exclusion

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- leaving out someone from a group.


Masquerading- harassing the victim by using a fake identity.


Effects of Cyberbullying


Cyberbullying can have many negative implications on

the victim. It not only affects the academic career of

children but also adversely impacts their physical,

social, and mental well-being.


Cyberbullying can cause…


Low self-esteem

Withdrawal from family and

friendsDepression,

Anger,

Feeling of loneliness…

Drop in grades and

performance Use of

drugs


What Can Parents do to protect their kids from

Cyberbullying?


Get ‘INVOLVED’

TIP #1.

in what your kids do on the Internet.


LISTEN

TIP #2.

to their distress signals.


TIP #3.

Don’t BLAMEthem for other’s behavior.


EDUCATE

What is Cyberbullying?

Why is it dangerous?

What can be done?TIP #4.

them about cyberbullying.


TIP #5.

ENCOURAGEthem to find better and safer things to indulge in.


TIP #6.

Collect EVIDENCEagainst the bully.


How Quick Healhelps


Quick Heal has always taken a strong stance against

cyberbullying. Its Parental Control feature is one of the

simple ways with which parents can ensure that their

kids use the Internet constructively without getting

exposed to any of its dangers like cyberbullying or

getting connected to dangerous people.


With Quick Heal Parental Control, parents can:

Block inappropriate website

categories such as chat, social

media, dating, violence, adult, etc.



Block specific sites which you may

feel are not right for your children.



Schedule fixed days and timings

when your kids can access the

Internet at home.


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useful tips and updates about computer security

and especially Internet Safety for kids and

teenagers. It can be visited at:

http://bit.ly/QHSafe


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Content sources:

https://www.legalshield.com/blog/8-tips-protect-your-kids-cyberbullying

http://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/teens/how-to-protect-your-children-from-cyberbullying.html

http://familyinternet.about.com/od/computingsafetyprivacy/tp/stop_cyberbullies.htm

www.endcyberbullying.org/5-different-types-of-cyberbullying/

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6 Tips to Protect Your Kids from Cyberbullying