Cyberbullying and its Impact
Cyberbullying is both hard to stop and hard to prevent. But there are things everyone — including a potential victim — can do to mitigate the risks and deal with the effects.
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Cyberbullying is both hard to stop and hard to prevent. But there are things everyone — including a potential victim — can do to mitigate the risks and deal with the effects.
Taken too far, self scrutiny ceases to be a route to becoming a better person and turns into something else — bullying — which can be every bit as damaging when we do it to ourselves as when we do it to others.
It’s unlikely that you can read or watch your favorite news source and not hear something on the subject of bullying. Here are some of the most common myths about bullying and why it happens.
The scourge of bullying is an ever-present danger, and has spread to the social media. Society needs to acknowledge this and address it.
Instrumental or “predatory” aggression is not an outgrowth of poorly managed or chronic anger. Rather, it’s passionless yet purposeful and deliberate terror.
We tend to assume that sibling conflict is natural and inevitable, but when it crosses the line to become aggressive, then it causes harm and calls for parental intervention. Perhaps we underestimate this damaging influence that takes place within the home.
Human beings often act in a stupid way, but we also are capable of great things. Instead of blaming us for our flaws, perhaps it’s time to start understanding and forgiving.
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