Parents Vs Cyberbullying
A study by Justin W. Pathcin (2019) shows that in their time of life, around 37% of students have ever experienced cyberbullying. In the previous 30 days, they are experienced many types of cyberbullying, such as bad or harmful comments (24.9%) and spreading rumors (22.2%) still be the most frequently cited. This shows that cyberbullying is a big problem that we have to fight in, especially for the parents who have the most responsibility over their children who might be the victims of cyberbullying. Another survey by Patchin and Hinduja (2019) shows that 49.8% of the participants who are 9 to 12 years old have ever been bullied at school, and 14.5% of participants got cyberbullying. (Patchin & Hinduja, 2019). There is a lot of research that tells children are more likely to get cyberbullying. So, it is parents' responsibility that their children get cyberbullying because of their less attention to their children's online activity and the lack of openness between parents and children.
One of the reasons children get bullied is parents pay less attention to their children's online activity. “a parent is under a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent his minor child from inflicting injury, intentionally or negligently, on others.” Massachusetts enforces the Stubborn Children's Law, which notes that parents can be fined if their child is caught. Some people have suggested that the parental responsibility statute can be traced back to 1646. Even parents are financially responsible for their children's behavior when it is deemed that parents are negligent in their obligations to provide care and supervision, the parental liability law calls for. (Patchin, 2013) Other reasons corroborate this idea as well the parents must be held accountable for their children's online activities, especially cyberbullying, because parents have given access to their children and first because parents have purchased internet and mobile capable devices for access to social networks. (Fiorella, 2017) Parents should pay full attention to what their children do on social media, the important role of parents greatly influences the behavior of their children. It is likely that the number of victims of cyberbullying will be reduced or even non-existent if parents pay special attention to their children.
The second reason is the lack of openness between parents and children. Johnson's (2013) research shows that people or individuals who can adjust, are confident, competent, and reliable have positive behavior towards themselves and also open with other people. This is an indication of an individual who can open up and express themselves appropriately (Sari, 2017). Triyanto (2012) stated that there is a relationship between students' openness and students' social abilities. To be accepted in the environment, students are required to open themselves well (Sari, 2017). This child's openness is related to parents, who should be the safest and most comfortable place for children to be open and tell every problem they feel is no exception to cyberbullying. It can be concluded that the more children are open to people they trust, the less likely they are to experience cyberbullying because children are more likely to be open and tell stories to parents than to tell stories on social media platforms.
The role of parents is very important to build children's thinking and character and protect them from cyberbullying, even schools must take part in this cyberbullying situation; schools must protect and provide education to children, and they must also pay attention to whether their students are victims or perpetrators of cyberbullying. But Miguel Gómez Gordillo denies that schools are not responsible for cyberbullying. Considering the role of schools in society, they clearly cannot be held responsible for cyberbullying. So many schools today are full of children with serious behavioral problems that did not begin in, and cannot be solved in, the classroom. (Gordillo, 2011). However, schools must take part in cyberbullying, even though it doesn't start from school, because school is a place to learn for them even most of the time they spend in school. They must be comfortable studying, plus a teacher and even schools should take action quickly when one of their students gets cyberbullying well, it is the victim or the perpetrator because the school has a duty to educate.
Everything about
cyberbullying is the full responsibility of parents in maintaining and caring
for their children, including the internet. Parents must pay attention
and guide their children, and children should be open, and children do not need to close what they have to
hide. Suppose parents take good responsibility for their children and give them as much attention as they need. In that case, cyberbullying might be over, or the number of
children who experience cyberbullying will slightly decrease. When there is no
cyberbullying, the lives of the children would be much better, and children wouldn't have to worry about
cyberbullying anymore.
References
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Hinduja, S., & Patchin, J. W. (2019) Cyberbullying victimization. CyberBullying Research Center. 2019 Cyberbullying Data - Cyberbullying Research Center
CN_Stop_Bullying_Cyber_Bullying_Report_9.30.20.pdf (cartoonnetwork.com)
Patchin, J. W. (2013) Holding Parents Responsible for Their Child’s Bullying. CyberBulyying Research Center. Holding Parents Responsible for Their Child’s Bullying (cyberbullying.org)
Fiorella, S. (2017, December 6) Cyber-Bullying, Social Media, and Parental Responsibility. HUFFPOST. Cyber-Bullying, Social Media, and Parental Responsibility | HuffPost Life
Sari, D. P. (2017) Keterbukaan
Diri Pada Remaja Korban Cyberbullying. 5. http://e-journals.unmul.ac.id/index.php/psikoneo/article/viewFile/4332/pdf
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