Cyber bullying is a threatening to mental health of kids and teens. Parents must be aware of the facts related to cyber bullying.

1. Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

2. Cyber bullying is the use of
Electronic technology to
harass, threaten,
embarrass, or target
another person.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

3. Electronic technology includes
devices and equipment such as
cell phones, computers, and
tablets as well as communication
tools including social media sites,
text messages, chat, and
websites.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

4. Examples of cyber bullying
1. mean text messages
2. rumors sent by email
3. Rumors posted on social
networking sites
4. embarrassing pictures
5. Videos
6. fake profiles.

5. Why Cyber bullying is dangerous?
1.Kids who are cyber bullied
suffer mentally and have a
harder time getting away
from the behavior.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

6. Why Cyber bullying is dangerous?
2. Cyber bullying can happen
24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, and reach a kid even
when he or she is alone. It
can happen any time of the
day or night.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

7. Why Cyber bullying is dangerous?
3. Cyber bullying messages and
images can be posted
anonymously and distributed
quickly to a very wide
audience. It can be difficult
and sometimes impossible to
trace the source.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

8. Why Cyber bullying is dangerous?
4. Deleting inappropriate or
harassing messages, texts,
and pictures is extremely
difficult after they have
been posted or sent.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

9. Effects of Cyber bullying
Kids who are cyber bullied are
more likely to:
1. Use alcohol and drugs
2. Skip school
3. Experience in-person bullying
4. Be unwilling to attend school
5. Receive poor grades
6. Have lower self-esteem
7. Have other health problems.

10. Effects of Cyber bullying
Severe, long-term, or frequent
cyber bullying can leave both
victims and bullies at greater
risk for anxiety, depression, and
other stress-related disorders
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

11. Effects of Cyber bullying
Experts say that kids who are
bullied — and the bullies
themselves — are at a higher
risk for suicidal thoughts,
attempts, and completed
suicides.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

12. Most kids are playing games online and
sending texts on their phones at an
early age, and most teens have devices
that keep them constantly connected
to the Internet. Many are logged on to
Face book, MySpace or other such
social networks and chatting or texting
all day. Even sending email or leaving a
voicemail.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

13. It's hard to protect your child if you
don't understand the problem with
cyber bullying or see it happen. Parents
need to be the ones their kids go to
when something is wrong. But parents
can protect them from its dangers by
staying involved in kids' cyber world,
just as in their real world.
Pratima Nayak,KV Teacher,India

14. Dear Parents!
It's hard to protect your child if you
don't understand the problem with
cyber bullying or see it happen. Parents
need to be the ones their kids go to
when something is wrong. However,
parents are often the last ones to know
about problems because their kids fear
getting into more trouble. Some
practical tips can be followed by help
parents, children, and schools prevent
and stop cyber bullying.
Pratima Nayak,Counselor,India