We learn a great deal from our family’s environment growing up. The old adage, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” got its roots from some truth. I guess it isn’t fair to stereotype that everyone will behave and act as their parents. So, are the parents of bullies and/or cyberbullies to blame in any way? That is only a hypothetical question; I have no collaborating evidence to prove that question.
When asked why an individual cyber bullied another, often times it is explained what began as a prank or a mean spirited prank, escalated out of control. Unfortunately, kids’ immature pursuit and availability of real time information, access, and disbursement, through high-speed digital technology has been devastating to peers.
I came across some information, which made me wonder how you fix problems like cyberbullying, sexting, hazing, etc... when you encourage or even glorify similar behaviors.
