cyberbullying

Bullying and suicide: Let’s not jump to conclusions

August 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

Guest post by Justin W. Patchin Dr. Justin W. Patchin, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center Many are now familiar with the tragic case of Hannah Smith, the [...]

Researchers dispel myths about cyberbullying

November 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Michele Ybarra A lot has been written about cyberbullying and I’ve seen some articles claiming that [...]

Social norms research: Exaggerating bullying could increase bullying

October 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

by Larry Magid As I previously wrote, cyberbullying is a serious problem, but not an epidemic. Yet, there continue to be widespread reports that bullying has reached [...]

Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic

September 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

This is an updated version of post that first appeared on SafeKids.com in 2009. by Larry Magid I’m glad that media outlets and public officials are shining a light on [...]

Teen bullying is horrible, but adults can be bad role models

April 4, 2010 // 5 Comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about cyberbullying lately and wondering how we can persuade our young people to treat each other and themselves with more respect. [...]

Gay youth likely victims of cyberbullying

March 10, 2010 // 2 Comments

Iowa State researchers Robyn Cooper and Warren Blumenfeld (photo by Jaclyn Hansel) by Larry Magid A study by Iowa State University researchers Warren Blumenfeld and Robyn [...]

When schools can discipline off-campus behavior

February 25, 2010 // 2 Comments

by Larry Magid This article first appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Threshold magazine There was a time when to misbehave in school you had to be in school. These days [...]

Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic

July 14, 2009 // 19 Comments

by Larry Magid The first things you need to know about cyberbullying are that it’s not an epidemic and it’s not killing our children. Yes, it’s probably one [...]

Teen online safety mostly about behavior

June 16, 2009 // 72 Comments

by Larry Magid The Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly evolving, but the safety messages change very slowly, if at all. Like technology itself, [...]

Online Safety Tools for Families

February 15, 2009 // 0 Comments

Child Safety on the Information Highway Child Safe Search Family Contract for Online Safety Online Safety Quiz (for pre-teens) Tips from ConnectSafely.org How to Prevent [...]

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