Parents Guide to the Internet

PARENTS GUIDE TO THE INTERNET

KEEPING KIDS SAFE FROM THE INTERNET

COMMUNICATION

92%

of teens post their real name
on their online profiles

58%

of teens don’t think posting
personal info online is unsafe

69%

of teens regularly receive personal
messages online from strangers

CYBERBULLYING

COMES IN A VARIETY OF FORMS INCLUDING

  • Exclusion (Leaving Others out of a Group)
  • Cyberstalking
  • Online Gossip
  • Tricking and Outing the Secrets of Another
  • Harassment
  • Impersonating
61%

61% of overweight teens are being bullied online

52%

52% of teens report being cyberbullied

Females are 2x more
likely to be cyberbullied

48 states have laws
against cyberbullying

SIGNS FOR PARENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR

LOSS OF FRIENDS

HEADACHES & STOMACH ACHES

ANXIETY

Loss of Friends

Headaches & Stomach Aches

Anxiety

LACK OF SLEEP

FRUSTRATION AFTER BEING ON THE PHONE OR COMPUTER

WITHDRAWN

Lack of Sleep

Frustration After Being on a Device

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