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I was bullied at school but a least you new who the bullies were, it still impacted on your self esteem.
The days of youth clubs seem to have gone, perhaps because it is not cool, but also funding cuts to venues, Youth Workers and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
So to be bullied down effectively a telephone line, intrusion into the home is obviously having a massive effect on some young people.
So as much as you would not let a stranger in through your front door, it seems there needs to be much more understanding of how to put locks and restrictions on line.
I agree taking devices away is not the solution as bullies will say horrible things wether the young person is on line or not.
So parents are not always knowledgeable of fast moving technology.
I feel mobile phone suppliers and computer stores could do far more to set phones, tablets and computers with a parental lock set as default.
Set times where devices in the home can be used, it seems a lot of young people feel disconnected if there tech is not connected 24/7.
Sadly there will always be bullies, it is trying to learn strategies to cope.
As I discovered when leaving school bullies exist in the work place, Social Environments, so to help young people to build confidence and self esteem when in there formative years is more important than ever in our Hi Tech fast moving world.