2. Is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another
person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is
involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyber-
stalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.
Sometimes cyberbullying can be easy to spot — for example, if your child
shows you a text message, tweet, or response to a status update on
Facebook that is harsh, mean, or cruel. Other acts are less obvious, like
impersonating a victim online or posting personal information, photos, or
videos designed to hurt or embarrass another person. Some kids report
that a fake account, web page, or online persona has been created with the
sole intention to harass and bully.
Also can happen accidentally. The impersonal nature of text
messages, IMs, and emails make it very hard to detect the sender's tone —
one person's joke could be another's hurtful insult. Nevertheless, a
repeated pattern of emails, text messages, and online posts is rarely
accidental.

3. Diferencies between bullying and
cyberbullying
Cyber bullying involves sending threats and sexual comments via emails just to
embarrass some person. Personal Bullying occurs when one is in front of other and
the target knows the person from whom he is being bullied. Cyber
bully, however, allows the bully to hide himself making it difficult for the victim and
easy for the bully to make problems for someone. Prevention of simple type of
bullying is easier as the person who is bulling is identified and you can take action
against him while cyber bullying does not allow you to do so.
Bullying is a type of abuse which involves the usage of a certain act again and again
with an attempt to force one person’s power and authority over some other. Bullying
causes an imbalance of power which might be social or physical depending on the
cases. Most of the times, bullying is a result of inability of a person to cope with a
person who is being targeted. The basic types of bullying are three which are
verbal, physical or emotional abuse. The method of bullying most of the times involves
intimidating others and there are a number of ways to define bullying, however
proper definition of bullying is not stated.

4. The most common place for your child to be bullied is at school. After
all, the majority of your child's waking hours are spent in school.
School is also where your child is exposed to hundreds of other kids;
some older, some younger, and many more of the same age. But
bullying also happens outside of school, at after-school
activities, weekend sporting events, in neighborhoods, and in your
own backyard. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Parents
and school officials used to believe that most bullying happened on
the way to or from school. Perhaps this was true when groups of kids
walked, unsupervised, to the neighborhood school. But now the
majority of traditional bullying events occur during regular school
hours. And, to add to the unpleasantness, outside of school hours, a
growing number of kids are being cyber bullied in their own homes.

6. Examples
Examples: Last year, several Facebook tribute pages set up
in memory of a former Crestwood High School student who
committed suicide were defaced with offensive comments
and photos.
They were later removed or shut down after police
complained to Facebook.
Last year, Queenslander Bradley Paul Hampson was jailed
for three years for posting offensive comments and child
pornography over the Facebook tribute sites of two
schoolchildren who had been killed.

7. Bullying Hurts
Not only can bullying hurt someone’s feelings, it can have other more serious effects. Some
problems can even last until you are an adult! Bullying can play a role in:
•Sadness, hurt feelings, loneliness, and depression
•Poor body image, low self-esteem, and even eating disorders, especially when teased about
weight
•Skipping school, bad grades, and being afraid to go to school
•Headaches, stomach aches, and anxiety
•Trouble sleeping
•Thoughts and acts of suicide, in very bad cases
Bullying others or being bullied can hurt someone both physically and emotionally — and have
effects even after you become an adult!
If you are being bullied by someone, it’s ok to ask for help if you are experiencing any of the
effects listed above. Teachers, parents, a doctor or nurse, and other trusted adults should be
able to help you. Girlshealth.gov can also help you learn about how to stop a bully

8. Are you a Bully?
• Many people may be bullies and not even
know it! To find out if you are a bully, take this
quiz.
• Once you realize that you are bullying others
there are things you can do to stop. Click on
these tips to learn how to make a change and
become a better person.

9. Why some girls are Bullied?
• Many young women who are bullied do not try to stop the bullies. This
may be because they do not know many other teen girls are also bullied
each year. Some teens are so afraid of losing their friends that they go
along with what others say and do, even if it is mean and hurts themselves
or other people.
• So why do certain people get bullied? Why are they bullied more than
others? Typically, bullies often pick on:
• People they are jealous of
• Girls who will not fight back
• People who seem “different” from themselves or their friends
• Teens who may be “richer” or “poorer” than the bully
• Girls who hit puberty earlier or later than others in the class
• People with a disability
• Sometimes, kids are bullied because they are gay. You can watch President
Obama's speech after the tragic bullying of some gay students.

10. Victims of Bullying
Are more likely to struggle in their classes, decrease their participation at school, and drop out before
graduation. Adults that were bullied as children are more prone to depression and anxiety. They are
three times more likely to consider suicide than their peers.
Imagine working in an office where bullying is tolerated. A co-worker who is stronger than you may
distract you from your job, spread vicious rumors about you, take your possessions, threaten you, or
openly mock you with the intention of causing you pain. When you explain the abuse to your boss, the
response is clear: "You need to stop complaining and work this out together." You are punished for
being a "tattletale." Most adults wouldn't put up with this sort of treatment at work, yet victimized
children are commonly expected to confront their abusers on their own and with no way to defend
themselves.
In learning how to communicate with each other, it's natural for children to argue among
friends, experience anger or frustration, and "play fight." But, bullying is different. A bully harasses and
degrades a victim for the sole purpose of causing pain. Constant name calling, threats, physical
abuse, and gossip can leave a child seriously hurt and depressed. These victimized children don't have
the power to stop the bullying. They need your help.
In just fifteen minutes you can help stop bullying in your community by learning how to recognize
bullying, educating others, and intervening to stop children from being harmed by bullies.