7. Ask questions!

8. Visible, physical harm Saying he/she will hurt another Saying he/she will hurt himself

9. Ask questions! What exactly happened? Who did this? What did you say when they said/did this? Did you tell anyone? What did you do? Who else saw it?

10. Ask questions! Empower your child to do the right thing Share your wisdom Role play Try this …

11. Ask questions! Empower your child to do the right thing With kindness, seek help at school

12. Ask questions! Empower your child to do the right thing With kindness, seek help at school Evaluate

18. Why Does Knowing Your Child’s Technology Matter? 12% / Sites are of adult content 25% / Search engine requests are adult-oriented content 34% / Unwanted exposure to adult content 11 / Average age at which your children first sees adult content

19. Why Does Knowing Your Child’s Technology Matter? 10&2 / Hours of cyber-bullying 2.7 mil. / Bullied by 2.1 mil. 160,000 / Do not go to school every day because of bullying 80% / Have been cyber-bullied 10% / Cyber-bullied last 30 days

20. Why Does Knowing Your Child’s Technology Matter? 20 Words / Avg. teen texts minute 28% / Those who considered suicide because of cyber-bullying University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Justin Patchin. Esther Ng, International Criminal Justice Review

32. www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

33. What Can I Do? Invite family over for dinner Invite friend to event/game with you and your child Be involved with their friends when they come over Make your house be the “cool” house Welcome friends over, don’t shy them away... can cause your child to rebel and let’s you see their friends first-hand

34. Why Does it Matter? You are who they respect and listen to most Without your influence, they will gravitate to someone else for the answers You had them

45. Bullyproof Your Child For Life: Protect your child from teasing, taunting, and bullying for good Joel Haber Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and the new realities of girl world Rosalind Wiseman The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From preschool to high school - how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence Barbara Coloroso

46. Why Does it Matter? Support system With credibility, be able to communicate with the other parents Shows your own children you care about them Lets you learn more about your child’s friends’ personality, tendencies, etc... Get more engaged with your child’s world to be able to speak truth into their lives... on bullying and everything else!