Comments on: Cyberbullying On the Rise http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/07/10/cyberbullying-on-the-rise/ An open discussion devoted to keeping YOUR kids safe online, brought to you by the folks at PC Pandora... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brenda http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/07/10/cyberbullying-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6704 Brenda Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:56:49 +0000 http://blog.pcpandora.com/?p=284#comment-6704 There is a new website that is sociallly responsible for children. The website for parents is www.safewave.org. On this website, you will find a link to www.iland5.com, the site for kids. Before a child can become a member, their school must verify the identification, thus keeping predators away. It is age appropriate, content monitored, secure, predator free, cyberbullying controled and best of all, it is free. In today's world, this is needed. We should take every step to protect our children and this step is free. I encourage every parent to check it out and sign their kids up, I did and it sure does bring peace of mind. www.safewave.org www.iland5.com There is a new website that is sociallly responsible for children. The website for parents is http://www.safewave.org.
On this website, you will find a link to http://www.iland5.com, the site for kids. Before a child can become a member, their school must verify the identification, thus keeping predators away. It is age appropriate, content monitored, secure, predator free, cyberbullying controled and best of all, it is free. In today’s world, this is needed. We should take every step to protect our children and this step is free. I encourage every parent to check it out and sign their kids up, I did and it sure does bring peace of mind.
http://www.safewave.org
http://www.iland5.com

]]> By: David C Ballard http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/07/10/cyberbullying-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6527 David C Ballard Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:49:24 +0000 http://blog.pcpandora.com/?p=284#comment-6527 Somewhere along the way we've heard the phrase, "The pen is mightier than the sword" and "The tongue cuts deeper than a knife". If words are what the pen writes and what tongues speak, imagine how devastating it is for a child to withstand the timeless abuse of his or her self image. Think of it in this way, "Grandma, how old were you when they did this to you"? Maybe, the bully should think of it this way, "Grandma, why did you say that"? Or, "My Grandma was a cyberbully". Unfortunately, young minds are just that... young. Their concept of what they are doing and the permanency of what they are saying doesn't register. Parents need to become aware of what their children are involved in on the Internet. Again, these are young minds, easily influenced, reacting in the moment to peer pressure. Talk about cyberbullying... at least let your child know you are aware of it and what it's done to someone and how you would feel if it happened to them. How do you stop cyberbullying? How does it affect your children? It's like dealing with your computers and malware, we are always reactive, we need to be proactive. You and I, are the backbone of the Internet, and it's our personal computers that make up 80% of the Internet. So, why are we reactive and why do we chase after the cybercriminals? Why not educate and empower all of us who dominate the Internet on how to be proactive and lock down and remove our computers from becoming tools to be misused by organized cybercriminals. We have the power to make a difference and effect change. The same applies to parents, we need to become proactive and be involved and aware of what our children are doing on the Internet. Today's 21st century parent has to be become a "Responsible CyberCitizen" and teach their children proper etiquette of the Internet. And the use of a good monitoring tool, like PC Pandora, is a recommended resource of a responsible cybercitizen. Somewhere along the way we’ve heard the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword” and “The tongue cuts deeper than a knife”. If words are what the pen writes and what tongues speak, imagine how devastating it is for a child to withstand the timeless abuse of his or her self image. Think of it in this way, “Grandma, how old were you when they did this to you”?

Maybe, the bully should think of it this way, “Grandma, why did you say that”? Or, “My Grandma was a cyberbully”.

Unfortunately, young minds are just that… young. Their concept of what they are doing and the permanency of what they are saying doesn’t register. Parents need to become aware of what their children are involved in on the Internet. Again, these are young minds, easily influenced, reacting in the moment to peer pressure. Talk about cyberbullying… at least let your child know you are aware of it and what it’s done to someone and how you would feel if it happened to them.

How do you stop cyberbullying? How does it affect your children? It’s like dealing with your computers and malware, we are always reactive, we need to be proactive. You and I, are the backbone of the Internet, and it’s our personal computers that make up 80% of the Internet. So, why are we reactive and why do we chase after the cybercriminals? Why not educate and empower all of us who dominate the Internet on how to be proactive and lock down and remove our computers from becoming tools to be misused by organized cybercriminals. We have the power to make a difference and effect change. The same applies to parents, we need to become proactive and be involved and aware of what our children are doing on the Internet.

Today’s 21st century parent has to be become a “Responsible CyberCitizen” and teach their children proper etiquette of the Internet. And the use of a good monitoring tool, like PC Pandora, is a recommended resource of a responsible cybercitizen.

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