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Why do kids cyberbully each other?
Who knows why kids do anything? When it comes to cyberbullying, they
are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustration. Sometimes they do
it for entertainment or because they are bored and have too much time on
their hands and too many tech toys available to them. Many do it for
laughs or to get a reaction. Some do it by accident, and either send a
message to the wrong recipient or didn't think before they did
something. The Power-hungry do it to torment others and for their ego.
Revenge of the Nerd may start out defending themselves from traditional
bullying only to find that they enjoy being the tough guy or gal. Mean
girls do it to help bolster or remind people of their own social
standing. And some think they are righting wrong and standing up for
others.
Because their motives differ, the solutions and responses to each
type of cyberbullying incident has to differ too. Unfortunately, there
is no "one size fits all" when cyberbullying is concerned. Only two of
the types of cyberbullies have something in common with the traditional
schoolyard bully. Experts who understand schoolyard bullying often
misunderstand cyberbullying, thinking it is just another method of
bullying. But the motives and the nature of cybercommunications, as well
as the demographic and profile of a cyberbully differ from their
offline counterpart.