Your children can benefit greatly from new technologies, starting from the development of important skills in the field of "Information Technology" to entertainment and relaxing activities.

Unfortunately, the internet, mobile phones, and other devices have also created a new opportunity for threats through electronic communication tools. “Cyberbullying” can be very unpleasant for children and adolescents – especially because the scale, speed, and 24/7 availability of the digital space means that these phenomena can happen anywhere and at any time. For this reason, “Cyberbullying” can pose a major problem when you consider your child’s safety online.

Cyberbullies use new technologies to make threats, cause fear, harass, gossip, and exclude young people and, in some cases, to depersonalize them or steal their identity. Some of the most common forms of bullying are:

Threats through messages – your child may receive an unpleasant or threatening message;

Harassment/fake calls – someone may call your child repeatedly on their mobile phone and say unpleasant things;

Publishing and sharing images without your child’s permission – photos, videos, or footage of your child may be circulated via email or message, posted online, or tagged with their name on a public website;

“Happy slapping” – bullies may use their mobile phones to take photos or videos of your child while verbally or physically abusing them;

Emails and Instant Messages (IM) – your child may receive unpleasant or threatening emails or direct messages from someone they know or a stranger;

Threats in chat rooms – another user in the chat room may say bad things to or about your child;

Threats through a social network – someone may post unpleasant messages about your child on an official social page or create a fake profile with their name;

Bullying during group interactive games – if your child plays games with many players involved, another player may try to block or ignore them. Research shows that this kind of ostracism (exclusion) can affect their self-esteem.