If your kids are constantly on their cell phones, you might want to keep tabs on who they're communicating with.
Bullying has moved from the playground and school campus to the cell phone.
Kids these days are obsessed with their cell phones. I can admit to that.
I (and I’m sure many of your kids, too) am always texting, texting, and…yup, you guessed it: texting.
But I’m a little older, so I know to whom I should and shouldn’t be giving my personal cell phone number.
Your kids, however, may not.
And so they may be subjected to text message bullying.
They can even be “sexted.” “Sexting” means sending nude or sexually suggestive picture mail through the phone.
Text bullying and sexting doesn’t do anyone any good, and these issues have to dealt with by both parents and kids.
Here’s how…
What your kids can do if they’re being text bullied:
- Never respond to the sender
- Report the abuse
- Save and print the message for your records, then delete it from the phone
- Keep contact info of close friends and family only
- Talk to the wireless provider to see what other options there are (like blocking messages, changing numbers, etc.)
For a list of 4 things that YOU can do to help…
Dealing With Text Message Bullying [SchooGo]
Have your kids ever been a victim of text message bullying? What did you do to help them?
