Cyberbullying Affecting Teens much more than you can think

Cyberbullying is the use of information technology in order to harm or harass a person. We always pay our attention to hacking, online security and other such internet threats but cyberbullying can have very disastrous consequences in one’s life, specially on teenagers.

Parents should understand cyberbullying and help their teen children how to handle cyberbullying. According to stats, 20% of kids have been bullied in their lifetime in some way, 20% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages.

With increase in technology, there is a massive increase in cyberbullying cases. These online offenders use computers, cellphones and other electronic devices to harm or harass a person. 80% of teens have cell phones and an equal number of adults are active on social networking sites.

It is important to understand that technology is connecting teens in a way that they can’t escape. Please have a look at this very important infographic to know everything about cyberbullying, how it is affecting lives, what the stats say and what are the future consequences of Cyberbullying.