What Children Can Do to Prevent Cyberbullying
Awareness and education are the keys to the prevention of cyberbullying.
- Restrict access to your online blogs, social networking profiles, and IM and Chat profiles to people you know and trust.
- Learn how to block people from your profiles before you need to know.
- Do not share personal information online, whether in social networking sites (MySpace for example), instant message profiles, chat rooms, blogs, or personal websites.
- Do not share your passwords, even with friends.
- Do not open emails or read messages from someone you suspect is a bully.
- Do not become a part of the problem - don't engage in spreading rumors or harassing others online.
- Don't send messages or make posts online when you are angry.
- Search for your name online to check for postings about you. Set up a Google alert for yourself to continually monitor it.
