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Today’s bully has a new playground consisting of computers, cell phones and social networking sites. What was once known as teasing face to face, playing practical jokes, and making prank phone calls has evolved in to a generation of bullies that hides behind the veil of computer screens and cell phones. Recent studies indicate that almost half of all school-aged children experience cyber bullying, and only a fraction of those kids report the bullying to their parents. Cyber space and the world of technology is the world in which your child’s social life lies. Almost all kids carry a cell phone and have their own web page on the popular social networking websites. Unfortunately, this is where your child may be bullied or where he or she IS the bully. Don’t Hit Send Just To Fit In tells the story of a group of tweens who become victims to cyber bullies. On their way to discovering more positive ways to deal with these new found issues, the tweens become bullies themselves. Through the help of positive adults and a magical keyboard, they learn not to succumb to the lure of cyber bullying and realize that there are better ways to fit in and make friends. Don’t Hit Send Just To Fit In teaches children and parents about how easy it is to become a cyber bully, or to be bullied online. Don’t Hit Send Just To Fit In encourages tweens to develop empathy for others and to practice positive cyber etiquette.
“Carefully Choose The Words You Use”
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