Tag Archives: cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Challenges and Solutions
Donna Rice Hughes ♦ October 1, 2011 ♦ 3 Comments
Nearly two weeks ago, Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old from Buffalo, New York, committed suicide. Jamey experienced severe bullying both at school and online. We mourn the loss of Jamey and other children who’ve experienced constant bullying and resorted to taking their own lives. While the media spotlight may shine a brief light on these tragedies, it’s important for …
MTV: An unlikely, but welcomed voice in the battle to protect youth online
Lauren Gaulin ♦ March 17, 2011 ♦ 4 Comments
Since it’s premier on the entertainment stage in 1981, MTV has become one of the most recognized networks by young adults in America. Unfortunately, today MTV is no longer known for Music Television, but rather as a home to reality shows geared towards teenagers and young adults. Shows including Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, Skins, The …
Unhealthy Groups and Peer Pressure Online
Cris Clapp Logan ♦ April 28, 2010 ♦ Leave a comment
In conversations with counselors in our Northern Virginia area, they have told me that they are seeing increased numbers of children coming into their offices struggling with eating disorders, self-mutilation and bullying. In the online world, peer pressure relating to these unhealthy behaviors can come from around the world. Although teens can join online groups …
Formspring.me-eh?
Cris Clapp Logan ♦ April 6, 2010 ♦ 5 Comments
If you’re like me, you hadn’t paid too much attention to social networking site formspring.me until high school soccer star, Alexis Pilkington, 17, took her life in what could be another cyberbullying-related tragedy. Although Alexis’ parents have downplayed the role the Internet played in the suicide, the vicious nature of the comments on Alexis’ formspring.me …
Tech Fueling “Culture of Callousness”?
Cris Clapp Logan ♦ March 25, 2010 ♦ Leave a comment
With the news last week out of Deerfield Beach, Florida of another brutal beating triggered by a text message, authorities like Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti are calling on the community and parents to address what he calls a “culture of callousness”. In this latest incident, a 15-year-old girl was left in a comma after …
Don’t Forget the Other Screen
Cris Clapp Logan ♦ February 10, 2010 ♦ 1 Comment
The “mobile Internet” allows instant communication to an unlimited number of individuals and instant access to all of the powerful resources of the web. Despite the many benefits of this mobile technology, kids have easy access to pornography and other harmful content; predators and cyberbullies can access kids 24 hours a day, seven days a …
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