Cyberbullying

 What is cyberbullying?

involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

How does this work?

There are two kinds of cyberbullying, direct attacks (messages sent to your kids directly) and cyberbullying by proxy (using others to help cyberbully the victim, either with or without the accomplice's knowledge).

direct attacks

1. Instant Messaging
2. Stealing Passwords
3. Blogs
4. Sending Pictures through E-mail and Cell Phones
5. Interactive Gaming
6. Sending Porn and Other Junk E-Mail

Cyberbullying by proxy

1. Cyberbullying by proxy is when a cyberbully gets someone else to do their dirty work.
2. Cyberbullying by proxy is the most dangerous kind of cyberbullying because it often gets adults involve in the harassment and people who don't know they are dealing with a kid or someone they know.

Why cyberbully?

People are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustrationwhen it comes to cyberbullying. Sometimes they do it for entertainment or because they are bored and have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them.

How to prevent cyberbullying?

Educating the kids about the consequences that they will face. Teaching them to respect others and to take a stand against bullying of all kinds.



 Internet Addiction

5 types of internet addiction:

1. Cyber sexual addiction - irresistible impulse to porn sites and cyber make-up.


2. Virtual dating addiction - a grate quantity of internet friends.


3. Obtrusive need of Internet - online gaming, shopping.


4. Obtrusive web-surfing - endless internet searching.


5. PC addiction - obtrusive gaming.

What is internet addiction?

problematic computer use or pathological computer use, is excessive computer use that interferes with daily life.Every man, every woman, every child have such a necessary stuff as a PC. They wrote their letters with the help of PC, they keep their memories in it. They want to share their memories and thoughts with someone whom they care much. And that is where Internet comes alive.

How to prevent It?

• GET REAL: Some experts say that the internet can become an easy, uncomplicated substitute for socializing with real, live people. Start making it a point to contact a friend or family member every day, whether on the phone or in person at a coffee shop. Make a list of people you enjoy, post it on your refrigerator, and make a checkmark next to the person's name each time you make a real contact. Once you start making connections again, you will feel less urge to feed your internet addiction

• FACE PROBLEMS:An internet addiction can be detrimental to your relationships. It can also cause other problems in your life to get worse. When you spend your time and energy on the net instead of in dealing with life, you are like an ostrich with its head in the sand. Many of us who become computer addicted are using the web as a way of avoiding problems. What are you trying to escape? Write it down. Write down one concrete thing you can do to attack your biggest problem each day.

• SET INTERNET TIME: If you were giving a friend with an internet addiction advice on how much time to be on the internet each day, how much time would you recommend? Decide on a limit for yourself. When your time is up and you start rationalizing that more time is O.K., remind yourself that you get to be on again tomorrow. Turn off the computer. Go outside and take a walk.

•  OUT OF SIGHT: Turn the computer and monitor off completely when your internet time is up. Cover your monitor with a cloth if your computer is not portable. Put your laptop away in its case in a place where you can't see it.

An Article.......

Man in China dies after three-day Internet session
(Reuters) - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.

The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.
"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he was playing.

China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.

In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.