On the occasion of the definition of 17th June as Cyberbullying Day - «Stop cyberbullying days», η ESET has prepared a list of the symptoms that parents can distinguish among their children, helping them to understand if they have fallen victim cyberbullying. 
Sudden responses and mood swings
Frequent mood swings do not they mean necessarily that the child is disturbed by his peers. However, if accompanied by nervous reactions to simple, everyday questions, and Particularly when they occur after using the virtual peopleυ, it's time the parent to aske if Is there any problem, surpassing the usual "good", "joyful" answers, and trying to dig deeper to learn how his child really feels about his Internet experience.
Delete an account on social networks
If the child suddenly abandons one of his favorites Social Networks, this may be an indication that something serious is happening, when most young people spend a lot of time and energy on virtual reality. The tools parent control που is installed at Appliances of children they can to give a good picture in this respect with This makes it a perfect choice for people with diabetes and for those who want to lose weight or follow a balanced diet. which ones applications use more often.
Withdrawal from friends and family
It is natural for teenagers to try to become more independent of their parents and, therefore, to dedicatethey live more time to the friends. However, if they are also removed from them, are isolated in their rooms and rooms avoid social networks, as well as their devices, something is wrong.
Sudden and significant physical changes
Has the child suddenly lost weight or the his appetite? Does he have sleep problems during the night, and is lazy in the morning; Again, this can be a sign for many things, but if combined with any of the above-mentioned points, there is a possibility to be due to intimidationό, offline or online.
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All children use excuses from time to time to avoid a test, or just a difficult day at school. However, if the child pretends to be ill very often, there is perhaps a more serious problem behind it, such as the fear of inevitable conflict with the bully.
Other signs of cyberbullying
If the children from happy and positively become sadly and with stress, ή appear signs depression and disconcerting post the use of computer ή of mobile, is a powerful mark that is victimthe Internet bullying.
To protect their children, parents need toask all of it to discuss with them so that children know that parents are interested for thisά and are next to them to help them. Also, parents should not When to underestimate cyberbullying and their effects on the health of the child and always be alert, recording messages the intimidator so to use them as evidence of his actions. It is also necessary to use one trustworthyς solutionς parental control that gives a good image of children's movements on the internet and helps important in identifying the problems when these arise.
Read more on relevant article of Ondrej Kubovic, IT Security Specialist of ESET.
