Cyber
Bullying Statistics
A
New Study Reveals Shocking Facts & Statistics About Kids
A
new study on cyber bullying
has revealed some startling facts and statistics that should
make all parents stand up and take notice. Previous studies
showed us that this fast-growing problem was set become the
biggest menace that today's kids are forced to deal with.
New information confirms our worst fears and we
can see that things are only going to get worse for our kids.
Parents, most of whom have no idea what this issue is all
about, are frustrated and struggling to understand why their
children are acting so strangely.
The internet
and cell phones have given new life and new opportunities
for bullying to harm kids of all ages. From elementary school
to middle school, and especially for teens in high school,
bullying is turning more and more helpless kids into victims.
Let's take a look at some very shocking
cyber bullying statistics.
Over
33% of kids have been the victim of a cyber bully
at some time. That's one out of every three kids that has
encountered some form of online bullying. The scale and severity
of the problem should be enough to raise alarms throughout
the media, but sadly, very little attention is being payed
to the issue. Our schools are only now beginning to recognize
that there is a problem that needs to be addressed.
Over
56% of affected kids are victimized by bullies in online chat
rooms.
In these chat rooms, kids are ignored, insulted, disrespected,
and even threatened by one or more bullies who may be present
there. The victims may or may
not know who the bully is. The offender can
either be anonymous or publicly known.
Kids are
also victimized by email bullying. In fact, 28%
of all cyber bullying cases involve the use of email.
You can imagine what hurtful things these bullies are saying
to their victims. Emails are sometimes sent with harmful attachments
or pictures of a sexual nature. The victim's friends can also
receive emails that serve to further embarass or harass the
victim.
Instant
messaging, like email, can also be a vehicle for threats
and harassment. Over
49% of victims say they received hurtful IM messages.
That's nearly half of all those youth who have been victimized
by online bullies.
This recent
study has shown us that earlier predictions were devastatingly
accurate. The statistics above are obvious proof of that.
Kids today live in an online
world where bullying has gone unchecked and allowed to run
rampant. Children and their parents are feeling
helpless, frustrated, angry and depressed.
So what
can be done to stop all this and repair the
deep emotional damage inflicted on these kids?
Thankfully,
a new resource gives parents
the much-needed tools and step-by-step
strategy to end cyber bullying once and for
all. Learn how to set up a complete system of prevention and
protection that's customized for your family. Simply click
here now.
Joe Medeiros
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