January 28, 2009

Teens a danger to themselves

For most parents the fact that their children on spending a lot of their spare time online is not a problem, but it turns out that for teenagers the greatest threat to them on the internet is actually themselves.

The chances of them being harmed in way by complete strangers is very rare, of course we hear of stories as they happen, but this is because they are rare and shocking to us all. It turns out that biggest threat to teenagers is their closest friends.

Cyber bullying is one of the most threatening things that can happen to the teens and it starts off in such an innocent way over something stupid like a disagreement, but soon escalates into something more dangerous as others get involved. This is where the danger lies, some children can be so easily led that things tend to simply get out of hand.

Source [LA Times]