Cyberbullying is affecting children in several ways. It can cause public humiliation and embarrassment online. The effects of cyberbullying may not be immediately noticeable but can increase stress levels over time. Cyberbullying can lead to changes in sleep and eating patterns, loss of interest in activities, low self-esteem, drug and alcohol use, aggressive behavior, and early sexual activity in some cases. It is important for parents and schools to prevent cyberbullying and educate children about privacy online.

1. 7 WAYS CYBERBULLYING IS AFFECTING YOUR
CHILDREN.

2. Cyberbullying is impacting lives by
the dozen.
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3. It has the potential to involve public
humiliation or embarrassment across a
wide viral audience.
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4. The effects of cyber bullying may not be noticeable at
first but the stress levels keep rising each day and
each instance of humiliation, taunting at school or
Children are flocking to
the Internet in huge
numbers in order to access
Children are flocking to the
Internet in huge numbers in
order to access the plethora of
The world as we know it is evolving at
a titanic rate, with the digital age
with friends worsens the situation.
having reached it’s zenith.
the plethora of
information it holds.
It weakens the will power of the child to such an
extent that information they eventually succumb it holds.
to the pressure.
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5. WE CAN CATEGORIZE
THE EFFECTS OF CYBERBULLYING INTO 7 GROUPS:

6. CHANGES IN SLEEP AND EATING PATTERNS:
They either suffer from Bulimia (overeating) or they are
1. EXPLORE THE DIGITAL TEEN SCENE.
Anorexic, wherein the child doesn’t eat at all. It was
reported that Priya had lost nearly 10 kgs in two weeks
and was also suffering from Insomnia.
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7. THERE IS A LOSS OF INTEREST IN ALL ACTIVITIES:
2. KNOW YOUR PARENTAL CONTROL
Children withdraw into their shell and shut themselves from
OPTIONS.
the world. They become very difficult to get through,
emotionally.
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8. LOW SELF ESTEEM:
Youths who 3. are SET bullied A suffer DIGITAL from tremendous LIMIT.
low esteem.
They constantly fight within and at school or college. So to
avoid this, they become truants, shy away from the spotlight
and as a result, they suffer academically.
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9. 4. ADVISE YOUR CHILD ON THE
DRUG AND ALCOHOL USAGE:
IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY.
Cyber bullying can also lead children to use drugs or alcohol.
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10. AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR:
4. ADVISE YOUR CHILD ON THE
Children who are involved in bullying or harassing others are
often aggressive in nature, to such an extent that they can
IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY.
harm anyone.
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11. OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:
4. ADVISE YOUR CHILD ON THE
The bullies also start using drugs or alcohol at a young age
and surprisingly their sexual activities also begin early, not
IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY.
with one but multiple partners!
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12. Thus it is important for parents and school
authorities to prevent cyber bullying from it’s onset
before it becomes worse.

13. Parents can only talk to their kids about the uses and abuses
of technology when they are equipped with it’s uses. Hence it
is mandatory for parents to keep themselves abreast with the
advancing technology to prevent their children from getting
entangled in the clutches of one of the most deadly crimes,
cyber bullying.
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