The explosion of communication technologies has created a new
venue for the timeless adolescent phenomenon of bullying. VPR
reports According to researchers at Clemson University 25
percent of middle school girls and 11 percent of middle school
boys say they have been electronically bullied at least once in
the last two months... Nancy Willard of the Center for Safe and
Responsible Internet Use says parents should also be more
proactive about checking computer files. (Willard) "Finding out
where your child has registered, find out what your child has
posted in his or her profile, what your child is posting online.
These are all public places. Now your child may say, 'Oh, you
can't invade my privacy.' But guess what? This is public
information and they're posting it for the world to see.
Certainly you as a parent ought to be able to look at it."
(Keck) For parents who don't know how to do this, Willard
suggests asking for help at a local computer store. She's also
written a parent's guide that's available on h