Gabriella Van Rij is an International activist and author she discusses the cyber bullying trend and gives advice to the victims, parents and school officials on beating the bullying epidemic and helping prevent future “bullicides.” Gabriella’s 3-Step Program to Halt Bullying: 1. Become an Active Witness: “Children normally do not report incidents of bullying because…
Ganging up on classmates online can get students suspended. But sometimes teachers are the target of cyberbullying, and in North Carolina, educators have said enough is enough. State officials have now made it a crime to “intimidate or torment” teachers online. Chip Douglas knew something was up with his 10th-grade English class. When he was…
In the past five years we’ve grown accustomed to a fundamental shift in the nature of the online space. That is, online went from a place you accessed from your desktop, to a place you accessed from anywhere. And it all happened, of course, via the smartphone. It’s hard to believe that it’s not yet…
When you’re being bullied, the mindset is “I’m the victim”, so replace that with “they’re just teasing me” and learn to ignore them. Everyone has teased someone else in their life. We’ve all thought bad thoughts about ourselves and other people. Sometimes, in a fit of anger, we’re so insecure, filled with fear, we want…
It’s not just the ladies out there lying away on Facebook and Twitter. Men are at it too. For, why would anyone want to project a negative image of themselves on networks designed to make people brag about their lives, asks Emma Barnett. According to a new poll, women consistently lie on social networks, such as…