Cyberbullying: A Way To Bullied Face-To-Face

Although bullying has been around for numerous years, it has been considered a way to "toughen up" a child and prove their worth. As society changed so did other material, such as technology becoming more advanced. New accomplishments were achieved, however, the way people communicated among others through this new technology became just as bad as being bullied face-to-face. According to a book called Cyber Bullying, the word never existed before the year 2000, "before that time, there was no need for such a word to describe this type of bullying" (Hunter 8). Cyber bullying has become extremely prevalent in this new technological age that it is affecting countless lives without people realizing the outcome. There are many different ways bullies can make their victim feel rejected by others: cell phones, e-mail, instant messaging (IM), chat rooms, and even the very famous social networking. Behind that screen, the bullies feel more secure and confident to harass their victims in varies ways because it is harder to catch them and they are not facing the victim in person. Let’s first take a look at where the word cyber bullying originated from. The term

Scholastics states that the first step is to take the situation seriously. Parents, teachers, counselors and other adults need to do research so that they are familiar with the social networking sites, slang and terms. In addition, “it's not just kids being kids. We have to make sure cyberbullying is not a rite of passage. If we don't change the culture then we are helping young people be victimized.” If children do not see that adults care, then they will take actions into their own hands; bullies will continue to hurt many kids, while victims result to the worse thing possible-death. Children and teens need to report the incident and realize that by speaking up they are helping not only themselves, but also others from preventing further problems