A visual summation on cyberbullying

1. Cyberbullying

2. What is cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can take on many forms
including but not limited to (eSafety
Commissioner, 2020):
Abusive or hateful messages
Videos or images designed to harm or humiliate
Being the target of negative online gossip or webpages
Being excluded online, not being included in group chats

3. Where does it happen
Some of the place’s children are targeted can include:
School Online forums
Online chatgroups Social Media

4. What are the signs
As a parent or teacher there are certain signs or changes in behaviour that may exhibit if a child is
being the target of cyberbullying. Some of these signs are (eSafety Commissioner, 2020):
A DRASTIC SHIFT IS IN
FRIENDS AND SOCIAL
GROUPS
TRYING TO HIDE THEIR
ONLINE USE, HIDING OR
DELETING MESSAGES OR
EMAILS
LOWER PERFORMANCE AT
SCHOOL
ERRATIC CHANGES TO
MOOD AND BEHAVIOUR
ALWAYS FEELING SAD AND
GETTING UPSET OR
EMOTIONAL OVER TRIVIAL
MATTERS

5. Who does it
affect
Any child or teen can be the target of cyberbullying.
Nearly half of all teens have, when questioned,
responded that they have been the target of
cyberbullying during their life (Morales, 2011).
According to the eSafety Commissioner (2020),
between June 2016 and June 2017, one in five children
within Australia has been the target of some form of
cyberbullying.

6. What can be done about it (eSafety Commissioner,
2020; Sabella et al., 2013)
 Schools need to enact clear and precise anti-cyberbullying policies
and ensure all staff, parents and students are made aware of each of
their individual requirements within the policy
 School staff need an understanding in the ways that their students
communicate online and how to continue to evolve their personal
understanding as the technology changes complexity
 Parents should make use of parental controls to monitor their
children’s online activities if incidents are occurring
 Student education itself is integral to reducing cyberbullying cases,
teaching students that it is wrong and not just part of growing up.

7. Links to further resources are
available on this webpage