A kandid conversation about Cyberbullying/Stalking & Online Safety
Key Takeaways:
- Wait as long as you can before giving your child a connected device.
- Educate yourself and your kids on cyber-safety, red flags and what to do if they are approached inappropriately online by anyone they don't know
- If you or your child is the victim of cyberbullying or cyberstalking there are 3 important steps you can take: 1. Block and cease all communication with the person, 2. Take stock- Document the bully or stalking via screenshots, emails, etc., 3. Talk - Tell a trusted adult, report the offender(s) to the platform & law enforcement, but don't keep it bottled up inside!
- Advocate for stricter cyberbullying/stalking laws in your area
- Remember: NOTHING is really private on a public platfrom so if you don't want the world to know something, DON'T POST IT!!
Our guests this episode were:
Carling Middlestead, Producer & Host of the "I Did Not Sign Up for this "podcast.
https://www.ididnotsignupforthis.ca
&
Diana Graber, Author of "Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology" (HarperCollins Leadership '19), co-founder of CyberWise (aka, No Grownup Left Behind!) and founder of Cyber Civics, the popular middle school digital literacy curriculum.
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Humans-Digital-World-Relationship/
https://www.facebook.com/BeCyberwise
https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberWiseChannel
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