Here I am talking about yet another new social networking app that is a potentially dangerous one for teens
IS YOUR TEEN BEING CYBERBULLIED? GREAT TIPS FROM PARENTING EXPERT MICHELE BORBA
1. Hesitant to be online or unexpectedly stops or avoids using the computer
2. Nervous when an Instant Message, text or Email appears (Watch your child’s response)
3. Visibly upset, angry, or depressed after using the computer or cell phone
4. Hides or clears the computer screen or cell when you enter or doesn’t want to talk about online activity
5. Starts using the computer when you’re not in the room (a change in pattern)
6. Keeps going back and forth to check screen in shorter spurts
7. Withdraws from friends, wants to avoid school or peer activities or uneasy about going outside in general, pulls away from family members
8. Suddenly sullen, evasive withdrawn, marked change in personality or behavior
9. Trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, excessively moody or crying, seems depressed
10. Suspicious phone calls, e-mails and packages arrives at your home
11. Possible drop in academic performance or falls behind in schoolwork
That IS scary! Thanks for the tip on the iPhone password.
ReplyDeleteParents should encourage their kids to get off the social media websites and start cherishing/protecting their privacy by using messaging apps like Wickr instead. I think that will be the turn we start taking, hopefully sooner than later, as people get sick of having every detail of their lives on public display, forever burned into the world wide web!
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