The threat of cyberbullying is a very twenty-first century problem. Unlike ‘traditional’ playground bullying, cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon, and one that few parents have had personal experience of. It is therefore a threat that parents feel they have little control over.

It is thought that as many as one in five teenagers have experienced online abuse or cyberbullying. The effects are alarming; researchers say that cyberbullying can increase the risk of mental health problems as well as the misuse of drugs and alcohol.

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