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Protecting Children from Cyberbullying
Dr. Clatch writes about how parents can stay on top of their children's social media habits and create safe spaces in the home.
Given the fact that many parents may not know their children are being cyberbullied, the challenge is to create an environment in which cyberbullying may be detected before it becomes detrimental to the health and well being of their child. What this suggests is that parents may not be able to be able prevent cyberbullying altogether and further they may not even be able to encourage their children to talk to them about the problem when it occurs.
However, parents can carefully monitor certain aspects of their child’s computer and phone use to identify incidents of cyberbullying. In addition, parents can work to create strong relationships with their children so that communication about important issues is possible.
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