While you may not be able to monitor all of your child’s activities, there are things you can do to prevent cyberbullying and protect your child from harmful digital behavior:
- Monitor a teen’s social media sites, apps, and browsing history, if you have concerns that cyberbullying may be occurring.
- Review or re-set your child’s phone location and privacy settings.
- Follow or friend your teen on social media sites or have another trusted adult do so.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest apps, social media platforms, and digital slang used by children and teens.
- Know your child’s user names and passwords for email and social media.
- Check your child’s social media privacy and security settings.
- Establish rules about appropriate digital behavior, content, and apps.
- Know how to report cyberbullying if it occurs.
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How to Prevent Cyberbullying
This guide helps parents, caregivers, and youth learn ways to identify, prevent, and address cyberbullying.
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