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Cyber bullying can cause long lasting damage to teens. About one third of teen today have said that they have experienced cyber bullying. If someone is being cyber bullied it can be the cause of stress related issues like depression. In some cases teens have even committed suicide because they were cyber bullied. Parents can and should help their kids if they are being cyber bullied. Parents can talk to their kids about it and limit their use of the technology, which they are being bullied. Also a lot of technological devices can block or ignore a certain person. Be aware if someone you know is being cyber bullied and try to help them (Cyberbullied 1).

Cyber bullying effects teenagers self esteem in a negative way. Teens have less confidence and that can lead to worse thing like even suicide as a teenage girl had done. It usually isn't the bullyers fault because in our society many things tell us that it is okay to bully other people. When adults do bad things such as on telivision it impacts the kids negativly and tells them that it is okay to act this way. One way that adults can help kids it to make them aware of what is happening. Tell them what damage cyberbullying can do so they realize that it is not just words. Kids also have to be carefull when they are online because they could bully someone without knowing it. It is hard to tell if your friends are joking or not when it is in text and not in words. If you are using tools like facebook or AIM, then you should make sure that the comment you make cannot be interperted in a negative way (Michelle 1). - Tim Burgoyne

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