{"id":7400,"date":"2022-10-31T02:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2023-01-23T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:58:49","slug":"cyberbullying-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/cyberbullying-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberbullying by the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Cyberbullying Awareness Month 2022 draws to a close, it\u2019s essential that parents take a stand to help kids learn to stand up to cyberbullying.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve spent the last three weeks writing about and researching cyberbullying<\/a>. I\u2019ve read countless reports and sifted through dozens of websites. I\u2019ve looked at resources and programs available<\/a> to parents and caregivers as well as to kids. I\u2019ve even written about fun online games kids can play for free that help them understand the importance of digital citizenship. Cyberbullying it a huge concern for today\u2019s kids, and because many parents today (like myself) didn\u2019t grow up navigating the Internet and smartphones at the same rate today\u2019s kids do, we don\u2019t necessarily understand, from a firsthand perspective, just how alarming the trend of cyberbullying<\/a> actually is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cyberbullying Needs To Be Stopped…even after Cyberbullying Awareness Month Ends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, to close out Cyberbullying Awareness Month 2022, I thought I would bring the facts. I want to bring the numbers and statistics surrounding cyberbullying to the front of your mind. Not to scare you, but to inform you. Because knowledge is power. And today\u2019s kids need us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever I think cyberbullying, I can\u2019t help but recall the story of Phoebe Prince<\/a>, who was being harassed online while my kids were still in diapers but whose story has haunted my dreams as I navigate the world of smartphones, social media and digital everything with my own now-teenaged daughter. While Phoebe Prince\u2019s story is a tragic one that ended in suicide after months of bullying, it has shone an international spotlight on the problem with cyberbullying in schools. Her story reminds us that words have power and kids can be ruthless and mean and that we, as parents, teachers, caregivers and community leaders, need to do better for our children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facts and stats about Cyberbullying and Today’s Youth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n