The amount of bullying that occurs nowadays has skyrocketed since years past, but what's made such a difference in our society that people are more likely to, or more comfortable, bullying now?
Children today grow up with the internet and cell phones. They're constantly on social media sites, have access to just about everything online, including from phones (though if you ask me, *children* should NOT have cell phones anyway) and they're constantly texting. Kids use to have to meet face to face with other people, hang out with their friends outside and away from the computer. Are we as a society teaching inappropriate social behavior? Could the ruthlessness of adolescences be because they can do anything and everything from behind a screen? Who needs to say anything to your face when they can post it on your Facebook or send it to you in e-mail or text message.
Maybe parents need to start participating more in their children's lives instead of using the computer as a babysitter. Talk to your kids more often, ask them about their day. Limit the use of computers and cell phones, and monitor what they do when they are using them. You might spot that they're being bullied online, or maybe even that they are the bully. As a parent, you have the power to influence their lives in a way like no one else. So step up, and help put a stop to bullying.
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