If your child is being bullied over the Internet or through other kinds of information technology (that is, cyber bullied), take these steps.
  • Contact the bully's parents. As calmly as possible, tell them about the cyber bullying and describe its effects on your daughter. Explain that you will be contacting the school with the information. If the bully's parents don't seem to be taking the problem seriously, add that you will notify the police authorities if necessary.
  • Change your daughter’s email address, cell phone number, passwords, and so on. Make sure she understands that she is never to give her passwords to any of her friends no matter what the circumstances are or how trustworthy she believes her friends to be. Once she has a new cell phone number and email address, she should share them only with her close friends and family.
  • Contact the school. If both girls go to the same school and if the cyber bullying has already been going on for a while, contact the school and let them know what is happening. They may have some suggestions for how to help. If they are aware of the situation, they can also monitor the cyber bully's behavior when the girls are at school.
  • Keep personal information private. Remind your daughter not to give out personal information over the Internet.
  • Don’t respond. If your teen receives a threatening message or some other type of bullying behavior online or on her cell phone, tell her not to respond. The bully is trying to get a reaction from her and she takes away the bully’s power when she fails to respond.
  • Don’t forward. If your daughter receives an email or any other electronic communication about someone else that is hostile or defamatory, make sure she knows not to forward it to anyone. Remind  her that if she does, she could find herself in just as much trouble as the person who sent it to her. Your daughter should contact a responsible adult and show that person any communication she receives that she feels is inappropriate.
  • Keep records. Be sure to keep every example of cyber bullying that your daughter receives. Make sure the date and source of the communication are clear. Keep this information organized in a file to use as proof at a later date if you need it.
  • Do your research. Search online or contact your local police department to find out what the cyber bullying laws are in your state. Many states are creating tougher laws to help kids understand the seriousness of cyber bullying.
  • Join with other parents. Join an existing group focused on cyber bullying or form one to research and discuss this form of social violence and then take steps to address it.


Sources:
stopcyberbullying.org
girlshealth.gov