A number of high-profile incidents in recent years have
demonstrated that cyberbullying — through email, texts or social
networking sites like Facebook — can lead to grave consequences
if not handled properly. On Oct. 10, a 15-year-old girl in Port
Coquitlam, B.C., took her own life a few weeks after posting a
YouTube video about the bullying she had experienced at school
and online. Two years ago, an 18-year-old student at Rutgers
University in New Jersey student jumped from a bridge after his
roommate used a webcam to spy on him. In 2008, a Missouri
teenager hanged herself weeks before her 14th birthday after
being the target of a hoax on MySpace. Alexis Moore, author of A
Parent’s Guide to Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying, says that
stories like these happen far too often. She spoke with CBC News
about what parents can do to navigate the dark world of online
bullying. Q: How is cyberbullying different from traditional
bullying? A: The first thing is understanding it’s just as
serious as traditional bullying