Withdrawal from social interaction, loss of interest in any activity
Loneliness, sadness, grumpiness
Self-harm attempts, marks on the body, talking about worthlessness, death, giving up life, not being wanted, not being loved
Disturbed food and sleep patterns
Extreme anger and violence, change in behaviour, extreme mood swings
If your child is being bullied, harassed or threatened, or if your child himself/herself is the bully
Hiding phones or gadgets from you
Extreme dependency on phones, gadgets, games, unable to divert attention from them
Ensure children play physical outdoors games at least for 1 hour every day
Beware, many online games are illegal and or may have objectionable content, check game ratings on www.esrb.org or www.pegi.info
Get involved with your child's online activity, know the games they download install and play
Teach children to be kind with words, cyber bullying is a crime, do not get influenced by dares and bullies
Teach children to raise their voice against any objectionable content and report to a trusted adult
Teach children the power to say “NO” to what is wrong
Teach children not to spread rumours, and report anything they find objectionable or concerning
Check ratings, content and the age appropriateness of the game through verified Apps
Check internet history, if clean, it is time to intervene and talk to children
Set rules of time, nature of games played, no compromises on sharing personal information, chatting through Messengers with people online
Playing games involving money, bitcoins, allowing children to shop online or using your banking cards independently should be strictly prohibited
Empower children to stand up against bullying, accept that your child could also need help
Promote online games related to sports, strategy and quest games
Channelize your children's Technical Quotient (TQ), provide alternative constructive creative activities against screen time
Limit screen exposure, “NO” screens during meals
Social Media Fraud
Have you received obscene, threatening content (photo, video, abusive words) through SMS or Email or through Chats on Social Networking sites?
This is what you need to do!
Do not panic and DON’T delete the content, take a screenshot/print screen of the page along with the URL/website link
Save the content in the form of Chat/SMS/Email/Image/Video (take a Screenshot or Print Screen)
If you are a minor, inform an adult especially parents
Write a complaint to the nearest police station, attach evidence of the content as hard copies, provide website links of the content
Immediately report abuse on the respective platform eg - Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Instagram etc.
In case someone has created your Fake Account
In case of a minor, inform your parent or a trusted adult
In case of no access to the account, ask friends and family to report
If Identify the fake account
Report abuse on the social media platform
Complete the report mechanism procedure
Set up Two Factor Authentication of the account
Write a complaint to the nearest police station providing evidence
In case your account has been hacked!
In case of a minor, inform your parent or a trusted adult
Try accessing your account using the “forgot password” technique
If Identify the fake Report abuse on the social media platform
Set up Two Factor Authentication of the account
Write a complaint to the nearest police station providing evidence