What to Do if Your Teenager Is Being Bullied Online: Antivirus Software
Online bullying has become all too common in the Internet age. For example, according to a 2017 Pew study, approximately 41% of Americans have personally experienced bullying online. The methods of abuse range from name-calling to harsher behaviours such as stalking. Also, two-thirds of Americans have witnessed inappropriate or offensive behaviour towards others online. The most common victims of cyberbullying (bullying on the Internet) are children and adolescents. About half of them are bullied on the Internet, and more than half of the victims do not tell their parents about it. Here are signs that your child may be bullied online: He is too emotional or upset after using the Internet or smartphone Secretive carefully hides his digital life Leaving family, friends, apathy for everything Avoids school or group activities Tries to be invisible in the classroom Changed mood, behaviour, sleep, or appetite Less likely to use a computer or smartphone Nervousness when receiving a mes...