Teen’s Cyberbullying Experience Now Helps Parents Recognize Hidden Toll

Our teenagers are facing a mental health crisis and life challenges that are completely unlike those faced by other generations. Nearly 60 percent of teens have been bullied or harassed online, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center, and these incidents are on the rise. Teenage mental health presents enormous challenges for parents and grandparents who desperately want to help, guide, soothe and love their teens, but don’t know how in this drastically changed environment.

In this firsthand account, Suzanne describes the cyberbullying her daughter Molly experienced throughout her senior year of high school. After Molly’s first relationship ended, her ex-boyfriend’s friends targeted and harassed her throughout the year. When Molly graduated, Suzanne thought the impact of the bullying was behind them, but she was faced with the reality that cyberbullying had taken an immense toll on her daughter.

Suzanne talks about how she found it difficult to recognize the impact the bullying was having on Molly, since the teen reacted in a “textbook-perfect way.” Molly seemed happy and there were minimal impacts at home, but Suzanne eventually realized that Molly “shows her sadness in a different way.” By sharing her experience, Suzanne hopes to help other parents understand the different ways cyberbullying can happen and encourage them to take online harassment seriously.

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00:00 Introduction
00:12 Hidden Toll of Cyberbullying
01:11 Cyberbullying incidents are on the rise
01:59 It can be hard to see the toll Cyberbullying has on your kids
02:43 Real risks of Cyberbullying
03:28 There is healing through talking about Cyberbullying

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