Talking to your child about cyberbullying

Talking to your child about cyberbullying

NEXT WEEK FOR OKLAHOMASTUDENTS.

FOR SOME IT COULDMEAN MORE TIME SPENT ON THEINTERNET.

AND TEACHER'S NOLONGER ABLE TO KEEP AN EYEON THEIR STUDENTS IN THECLASSROOM.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER JOINS US LIVE THISMORNING ON WHY EXPERTS ARESAYING NOW IS THE TIME TOTALK WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUTCYBERBULLYING.CORI..

GOOD MORNING.

KIDSAND TECHNOLOGY IS NOTHINGNEW..

BUT WITH KIDS HOME ALLDAY WITH PHONES AND ON THEINTERNET..

THERE IS ANINCREASED RISK OFCYBERBULLYING.MANY TEACHERS ARE USINGTECHNOLOGY TO TEACH FOR THEREMAINDER OF THE SCHOOLYEAR.

ALLOWING STUDENTS TOSPEND MORE TIME ONLINE ANDWITHOUT AS MUCH ADULTSUPERVISION.

STEVE HAHN WITHTHE PARENT CHILD CENTER OFTULSA SAYS NOW IS THE TIMETO SET BOUNDARIES ON THESOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ANDWEBSITES YOUR CHILD ISVISITING." Schools have the right toinvestigate a cyberbullyingsituation if it interfereswith the school environment.However, now that everyoneis home, online, it's theparent who is the first lineof defense and parents needto really be transparentabout that."THEIR BEDROOM AT NIGHTTIME..

AND SET TIMEFRAMES ONWHEN THEY CAN BEON THE INTERNET.AND HAVE AN OPEN..

ANDHONEST CONVERSATION ABOUTCYBERBULLYING SO THEY WILLFEEL COMFORTABLE COMING TOYOU IF SOMETHING IS GOINGON.

IN TULSA, ASHLEYWHEELER 2WFY.STARTING TODAY - IF YOU'REHEADING OUT FOR ANY REASON