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It's back-to-school season and that's a good time for parents to start thinking about their kids and "sexting", cyberbullying expert Brian Trainor says.

According to Trainor, a former police sergeant, some 8 to 10 per cent high school students "sext" - which involves sending and receiving explicit text messages or images.

In extreme cases, criminal charges can result. In Saskatoon, a young man was recently sentenced to two years in jail after luring and extorting four girls and encouraging them to send numerous explicit photos and video.

The accused in that case started when he was 16 and the victims were 13 and 14, but sexting can start with kids as young as eight or nine years old, Trainor said.

Teenagers may not realize the impact texting a sexual image can have. The risk of extortion is one issue, but so is low self-esteem, he said.

He urges parents to know what's on their children's phone and to familiarize themselves with the technology.

One program that's been used for sexting is Snapchat, which allows people to send images that quickly disappear. But that's not foolproof, he said.

"Even though Snapchat says they disappear in six seconds, the problem is screen captures. And kids are all doing it," he said.

"Sure, Snapchat will notify you hey this image has been captured. But so what? What are you going to do about it?"

When it comes to sexting, students also have to think about their reputations years into the future, he said.

"It's not so much what you've done at this moment. But what happens in five, six years when you apply for a job or apply for university?" he said.

"Do you really think you're going to go to the college of law if you've got a picture showing your goodies? Probably not."

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It's back-to-school season and that's a good time for parents to start thinking about their kids and "sexting", cyberbullying expert Brian Trainor says. According to Trainor, a former police sergeant, some 8 to 10 per cent high school students "sext" - which involves sending and receiving explicit text messages or images.

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Bullying and Cyberbullying - Resources - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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A study on bullying by the University of British Columbia, based on 490 students (half female, half male) in Grades 8-10 in a B.C. city in the winter of 1999, showed:

- 1 in 5 Canadian Teens have witnessed online Bullying
Source: Craig &. Pepler, 1997

Cyberbullying Statistics

* 90% of parents are familiar with cyberbullying; 73% are either very or somewhat concerned about it.
* 2 in 5 parents report their child has been involved in a cyberbullying incident; 1 in 4 educators have been cyber-harassment victims.
* 73% of educators are familiar with the issue and 76% believe cyberbullying is a very or somewhat serious problem at their school.
* Educators consider cyberbullying (76%) as big an issue as smoking (75%) and drugs (75%).

The study adds that "the most commonly experienced form of cyberbullying
is when someone takes a private email, IM, or text message and forwards it to someone
else or posts the communication publicly"

*38% of girls online report being bullied, compared with 26% of online boys.
* Nearly 4 in 10 social network users (39%) have been cyberbullied, compared with 22% of online teens who do not use social networks (all from
Pew, 2007).

- 25% of kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyberbullying

- 25% of girls and 17% of boys have witnessed online harassment

- 51% of all teens have had negative experience with social networking

- 16% said someone posted an embarassing photo of them

- 12% said someone hacked their account

Source: Ipsos Reid 2011 Survey of 416 Canadian Teenagers

Canada Bullying Statistics and Facts:

" 64 per cent of kids had been bullied at school.

" 12 per cent were bullied regularly (once or more a week).

" 13 per cent bullied other students regularly (once or more a week).

" 72 per cent observed bullying at school at least once in a while.

" 40 per cent tried to intervene.

" 64 per cent considered bullying a normal part of school life.

" 20-50 per cent said bullying can be a good thing (makes people tougher, is a good way to solve problems, etc.).

" 25-33 per cent said bullying is sometimes OK and/or that it is OK to pick on losers.

" 61-80 per cent said bullies are often popular and enjoy high status among their peers.

Punching, shoving, teasing, spreading bad rumours, keeping certain people out of a group, getting certain people to "gang-up" on others are all forms of bullying

One in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying

25% of children in grades 4 to 6 have been bullied

Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes on the playground and once every 25 minutes in the classroom

In majority of cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers intervene, or do not support the bullying behaviour

Adults who were bullied as children are more likely to suffer from depression in adulthood.

* Between 10% and 15% of high school students are victims.

* 11% of secondary students bully other youngsters at least once a year.

* 31% of students say they would participate in the bullying of a young dislikes.

Source: Microsoft's Truthyworthy Computing division

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From Facebook and Twitter to cell phones and iPhones, teens are in constant communication with one another. Teens' worlds are progressively becoming more wireless and mobile. Students are using Social Networking Sites (SNS) more than ever. Some students may engage in mean, unsafe behaviour online and on wireless devices, such as sending mean text messages, spreading rumours online, making mean websites or social networking groups. This is called cyber bullying.

Cyber bullying is defined as harmful actions that are communicated via electronic media and are intended to embarrass, harm, or slander another individual. Cyber bystander behaviour includes behaviours such as passively watching someone being cyber bullied or assisting the person cyber bullying (e.g. adding more mean comments to a mean post). The problem with cyber bullying is that the people involved are faceless and it is often harder to identify and stop a person bullying online than in the offline realm.

While cyber bullying rarely happens on school computers, teachers DO have an impact and can be an important resource for students dealing with cyber bullying. Through a recent U.S. Internet survey, almost half of students said they would tell an adult or teacher when they see someone experiencing cyber bullying. In fact, students may be more likely to tell a teacher about cyber bullying than a parent, because students often fear that telling parents about cyber bullying will result in removal of computer privileges.

Teens seem to be listening to the advice of educators. Students appear to be limiting the amount of information they post on public domains, showing compassion towards others who are being targeted online and taking educators' advice that open communication with others is the best first step to getting help for cyber bullying. Even though positive attitudes are being formed, cyber bullying will continue as long as technology continues to advance. By keeping the communication lines open between educators/guardians and students on the topic of cyber bullying, you can help prevent a student from being bullied, or bullying others.

Parents have to be willing to recognize that cyber bullying is a relationship problem. Where cyber-situations are concerned, your child or teen is as likely to be cyber bullied or to cyber bully others. The best way to help your child learn from cyber bullying experiences (either bullying or being victimized) is to help them find solutions to the problem that allow them to repair the relationship and to provide consistent support without shaming or blaming any individual.
What to Do When a Student reports Cyber Bullying to You?

1. Policy. Know your school's policy on bullying and cyber bullying specifically. Ensure you know the policy before any issue arises.

2. Provide Safety. Make sure the child is safe from immediate danger.

3. Listen carefully and empathetically to the students' issue. Students' social communication online is as important to them as their face-to-face communication. This means cyber bullying needs to be treated as seriously as face to face bullying.

4. Document. Gather all the information about the incident, including any reports from friends or peers that were witnesses. Even if your school does not have policy and procedures for documenting bullying incidents create your own file to document the report. Also ensure that the student documents the cyber bullying by saving or printing the bullying communication.

5. Openness. Be open with the child. Make sure he or she knows who you will be reporting the incident to. Make sure no promises are made about keeping this incident a secret.

6. Meet with the child's parents and other teachers.

7. Refer the child to the police, website administrators, Internet service providers, or cell phone service provider when the situation warrants it.

8. Follow-up. Continue to check in with the student. He or she sees you as an ally and is likely to continue to communicate with you about his or her troubles online.

9. Prevention. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so this might be a great time to start thinking about how to prevent cyber bullying in your class. This may include one on one or classroom instruction about cyber bullying, netiquette (proper online behaviour), and/or online safety (cyber proofing). You may want to have students come up with an online behaviour agreement that they will sign. Ask questions about what kinds of things your students are doing online. Let your students know that you are there to talk to about any cyber bullying issue.

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Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, but technology now gives them a whole new platform for their actions. Real-world and online name-calling both can have serious emotional consequences for our kids and teens.

It's not always easy to know how and when to step in as a parent. For starters, most kids use technology differently than we do. They're playing games online and sending texts on their phones at an early age, and most teens have devices that keep them constantly connected to the Internet. Their knowledge of the digital world can be intimidating to parents.

But staying involved in kids' cyber world, just as in their real world, can help parents protect them from its dangers. As awareness of cyberbullying has grown, parents have learned more about how to deal with it. Here are some suggestions on what to do if this modern type of bullying has become part of your child's life.

What Is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyberstalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.

Sometimes cyberbullying can be easy to spot - for example, if your child shows you a text, tweet, or response on Facebook that is harsh, mean, or cruel. Other acts are less obvious, like impersonating a victim online or posting personal information, photos, or videos to hurt or embarrass another person. Some kids report that a fake account, webpage, or online persona has been created with the sole intention to harass and bully.

Cyberbullying also can happen accidentally. The impersonal nature of text messages, IMs, and emails make it very hard to detect the sender's tone - one person's joke could be another's hurtful insult. Still, a repeated pattern of emails, texts, and online posts is rarely an accident.

Because many kids are reluctant to report being bullied, even to their parents, it's impossible to know just how many are affected. But in some studies, more than half of the teens surveyed said that they've experienced abuse through social media and digital media.

What Are the Effects of Cyberbullying?

Modern-day bullying can happen at home as well as at school - essentially 24 hours a day. Picked-on kids can feel like they're getting blasted nonstop and that there is no escape. As long as kids have access to a phone, computer, or other device, they are at risk.

Severe, long-term, or frequent cyberbullying can leave both victims and bullies at greater risk for anxiety, depression, and other stress-related disorders. In some rare but highly publicized cases, some kids have turned to suicide. Experts say that kids who are bullied - and the bullies themselves - are at a higher risk for suicidal thoughts, attempts, and completed suicides.

The punishment for cyberbullies can include being suspended from school or kicked off of sports teams. Some types of cyberbullying can be considered crimes.

What Are the Signs of Cyberbullying?

Many kids and teens who are cyberbullied don't want to tell a teacher or parent, often because they feel ashamed of the social stigma or fear that their computer privileges will be taken away at home.

Signs of cyberbullying vary, but may include:

being emotionally upset during or after using the Internet or the phone

being very secretive or protective of one's digital life

withdrawal from family members, friends, and activities

avoiding school or group gatherings

slipping grades and "acting out" in anger at home

changes in mood, behavior, sleep, or appetite

wanting to stop using the computer or device

being nervous or jumpy when getting an instant message, text, or email

avoiding discussions about computer or phone activities

What Can Parents Do?

If your child is being cyberbullied, offer comfort and support. Talking about any bullying experiences you had in your childhood might help your child feel less alone.

Let your child know that it's not their fault, and that bullying says more about the bully than the victim. Praise your child for doing the right thing by talking to you about it. Remind your child that they're not alone - a lot of people get bullied at some point. Reassure your child that you will figure out what to do about it together.

Let someone at school (the principal, school nurse, or a counselor or teacher) know about the situation. Many schools, school districts, and after-school clubs have rules in place to deal with cyberbullying; these vary by district and state. But before reporting the problem, let your child know that you plan to do so, so that you can work out a plan that makes you both feel comfortable.

Encourage your child not to respond to cyberbullying, because doing so just fuels the fire and makes the situation worse. But do keep the threatening messages, pictures, and texts. These can be used as evidence with the bully's parents, school, employer, or even the police. You may want to take, save, and print screenshots of these to have for the future.

Other things to try:

Block the bully. Most devices have settings that let you electronically block emails, IMs, or texts from specific people.

Limit access to technology. Although it's hurtful, many kids who are bullied can't resist the temptation to check websites or phones to see if there are new messages. Keep the computer in a public place in the house (no laptops in children's bedrooms, for example) and put limits on the use of cellphones and games. Some companies let you turn off text messaging services during certain hours. And most websites and smartphones include parental control options that give parents access to their kids' messages and online life.

Know your kids' online world. Ask to "friend" or "follow" your child onsocial media sites, but do not abuse this privilege by commenting or posting anything to their profile. Check their postings and the sites kids visit, and be aware of how they spend their time online. Talk to them about the importance of privacy and why it's a bad idea to share personal information online, even with friends. Write up cellphone and social media contracts that you are willing to enforce.

Learn about ways to keep your kids safe online. Encourage them to safeguard passwords and to never post their address or whereabouts when out and about.

If your son or daughter agrees, you may also arrange for mediation with a therapist or counselor at school who can work with your child and/or the bully.

When Your Child Is the Bully

Finding out that your kid is the one who is behaving badly can be upsetting and heartbreaking. It's important to address the problem and not wait for it to go away.

Talk to your child firmly about their actions and explain the negative impact it has on others. Joking and teasing might seem harmless to one person, but it can be hurtful to another. Bullying - in any form - is unacceptable. And there can be serious (and sometimes permanent) consequences at home, school, and in the community if it continues.

Remind your child that the use of smartphones, computers, and other devices is a privilege. Sometimes it helps to restrict their use until behavior improves. If you feel your child should have a cellphone for safety reasons, make sure it is a phone that can be used only for emergencies. Set strict parental controls on all devices.

Talking to teachers, guidance counselors, and other school officials can help identify situations that lead a kid to bully others. If your child has trouble managing anger, talk to a therapist about helping them learn to cope with anger, hurt, frustration, and other strong emotions in a healthy way. Professional counseling also can help improve kids' confidence and social skills, which can reduce the risk of bullying.

And don't forget to set a good example yourself - model good online habits to help your kids understand the benefits and the dangers of life in the digital world.

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Message from Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada is dedicated to "Leading, Developing and Promoting Positive Hockey Experiences." For many years, we as an organization and with the support of our branches and minor hockey associations have delivered programming around the prevention of bullying, harassment and abuse. Through education, promotion and policy and procedure we have been able to reduce bullying, harassment and abuse in the game and we thank you for your support in this prevention.

As the world's technology becomes more and more advanced we see many benefits created - but if websites, email, texting and social media are used in negative ways the cyber world becomes a negative experience for children, teens and adults.

As administrators, coaches, officials, safety people, parents and players in the game of hockey, we all have a responsibility to stop bullying, harassment and abuse in the game, and cyberbullying is an important component of this prevention.

Hockey Canada has teamed up with Kids Help Phone and PREVNet to bring you resources and tools to assist you with prevention of cyberbullying in the hockey environment and we urge you to review the information provided.

We hope you find the cyberbullying resources we have put together useful and we thank you for your dedication to the game.

Message from Kids Help Phone
"I get pushed around a lot and I really don't like it. I play hockey for my school and since I'm not the best they always [call me names] ... I really need your help! PLEASE." -- Young person on KidsHelpPhone.ca
At Kids Help Phone, our professional counsellors hear every day from young people affected by bullying and cyberbullying, like this teen who wrote to us after being called terrible names by other kids on her team.

No young person should ever be bullied, but fortunately help and hope are there for all those affected from places like Kids Help Phone and now through Hockey Canada. Kids Help Phone applauds Hockey Canada's effort to promote respectful, safe, and fun environments for all kids, parents and coaches involved in hockey.

We are proud to join you and other partners in making this great resource available.

Sharon Wood President & CEO Kids Help Phone

Message from PREVNet

PREVNet is a national network of leading researchers and youth-serving organizations working together to stop bullying in Canada. It is the first network of its kind in Canada and a world leader in evidence based bullying prevention. Through education, research, training, and policy work, PREVNet aims to help every child and youth grow up happy, healthy and safe. PREVNet shares Hockey Canada's commitment to a positive hockey experience for all participants, through upholding and instilling the values of dignity, respect for all people, fair play, honesty, and integrity. PREVNet is proud to stand alongside Hockey Canada in our shared efforts to proactively address bullying in all of its forms, in order to ensure that everyone involved in the game experiences respectful relationships and mental and physical well-being.

Joanne Cummings, Ph.D. C.Psych Director of Knowledge Mobilization, PREVNet

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