If your child starts getting mean emails at home or at school, or mean text messages on mobile phone, it can be stopped if you can advice your child the following tips
- Don't respond to suspicious messages.
- Choose a genderless screen name when chatting.
- Don't flirt online because it may create unwanted attention just like in real life.
- Save offending messages and report them to Police or Cyber999
- If someone makes threats in a chat room or on a message board, notify the Police or Cyber999.
- Don't confront the stalker/harasser, this might create more anger or emotional attacks.
- Don't give out any personal information
- Get out of a situation online that has become hostile, log off or surf elsewhere.
