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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
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Put on boundaries in structure
Hi,
Again, this is part of a video on "school bullying".
The fact is, they're saying over 40%, perhaps even higher, of the bullying that we see, is through technological spaces, whether it's texting, or IM-ing or social media. And that requires a different kind of mindfulness, because many times kids are more sophisticated at those tools than the parents. One thing is that, parents need to be parents and not always friends. And that means monitoring these electronic tools—monitoring cell phone use, keeping computers in the house in public spaces whenever possible. So parents can glance over, and sort of see what that world is like for your child. Are they seeming scared of those tools? Are they getting sucked into those worlds? Because the fact of the matter is, many kids are often embarrassed when they're getting bullied in that sort of cyber-bullying space and they don't even want to talk about it. And if you as a parent are not monitoring that, there can be a lot of distressing things happening to your kids under the radar. So, it's really about monitoring, being a parent and putting on some real boundaries in structure when it comes to the use of technology.
What does the underlined part mean?
I'd appreciate it if you could answer my question.
Again, this is part of a video on "school bullying".
The fact is, they're saying over 40%, perhaps even higher, of the bullying that we see, is through technological spaces, whether it's texting, or IM-ing or social media. And that requires a different kind of mindfulness, because many times kids are more sophisticated at those tools than the parents. One thing is that, parents need to be parents and not always friends. And that means monitoring these electronic tools—monitoring cell phone use, keeping computers in the house in public spaces whenever possible. So parents can glance over, and sort of see what that world is like for your child. Are they seeming scared of those tools? Are they getting sucked into those worlds? Because the fact of the matter is, many kids are often embarrassed when they're getting bullied in that sort of cyber-bullying space and they don't even want to talk about it. And if you as a parent are not monitoring that, there can be a lot of distressing things happening to your kids under the radar. So, it's really about monitoring, being a parent and putting on some real boundaries in structure when it comes to the use of technology.
What does the underlined part mean?
I'd appreciate it if you could answer my question.
Top answer
putting on some real boundaries in structure = placing clear limits on how, when and what your children do vis-à-vis texting, IM-ing, social media, etc.
- putting on some real boundaries in structure = placing clear limits on how, when and what your children do vis-à-vis texting, IM-ing, social media, etc.
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putting on some real boundaries in structure = placing clear limits on how, when and what your children do vis-à-vis texting, IM-ing, social media, etc.
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