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How to talk to your child to prevent cyberbullying. Tips for parents
We continue the series of publications dedicated to children's safety on the Internet. Today we will look at the rules and tips that will help to avoid situations related to bullying of teenagers in cyberspace. It is very important to talk to your child, teach them how to react properly and support them if necessary.
Talking and explaining: tips for preventing child cyberbullying for parents.
1. It is very important to build a trusting relationship with your child in order to notice in time if they start receiving aggression or threats. Observe their mood during and after communicating with anyone on the Internet.
2. Explain to your child that they need to be polite and friendly when communicating on the Internet. Written harsh and offensive words are as unpleasant to read as they are to hear.
3. Teach your child how to properly react to hurtful words or actions of other users. It is not worth communicating with the aggressor and trying to retaliate. The best way to spoil a bully's outburst is to completely ignore them.
4. Agree with your child that, in case of any unpleasant situation that happens online, they will tell you about what happened. Reassure your child that you will not prohibit them from using the computer after that. Explain why it is important — because if no action is taken, bullying (cyberbullying) can become even more active.
5. If you have information that one of your child's friends or acquaintances is being cyberbullied, be sure to tell the class teacher or school psychologist about it — in this situation, it is important to take action in time to protect the child.
6. Explain that the personal information that a child posts on the Internet can be used against them. Give examples, explain that it is not always a good idea to share intimate things with strangers.
7. Teach them never to share their social media passwords with others. Only they should know them. Check their email (many social networks send notifications about actions taken on the page to the attached email address), and from time to time, go online with your child yourself, ask who they are communicating with, show interest, be gentle, don't rush to scold and control.
Follow these simple rules and we hope that you and your children will never have to deal with cyberbullying.
"Helpline" emergency psychological assistance for children and adolescents: 8-017-246-03-03 in Minsk; national Children's Help Line 8-801-100-1611.
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