"Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others." -Bill Belsey (cyberbullying.org)

To make an anonymous tip to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, go to their CYBER TIPLINE

According to the NCMEC, "The Congressionally-mandated CyberTipline is a means for reporting crimes against children including:

• Possession, manufacture, and distribution of child pornography
• Online enticement of children for sexual acts
• Child prostitution
• Sex Tourism Involving Children
• Extrafamilial Child Sexual Molestation
• Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child
• Misleading Domain Names
• Misleading Words or Digital Images on the Internet

Reports may be made 24-hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.cybertipline.com or by calling 1-800-843-5678. "

First contact the Social Networking Site or Network Provider (texting). If you don't receive a timely response don't wait! Do screen prints, save texts, copy down the URL's and screen names and contact the CYBER TIPLINE.

You can also contact cyberbullying specialist, Parry Aftab, Esq. Aftab is a lawyer and advocate for anti-cyberbullying. In one televised interview, a cyberbully victim recounted that Ms. Aftab was able to pull down a bully site in 15 minutes from the parents' call.

Parry Aftab is also the founder of anti-cyberbullying campaign group called Teen Angels. Lead by Aftab, this group of former cyberbullying victims speak out to children and teens about how to protect themselves from cyberbullying and how to handle a cyberbully.

Parry's Other Sites on Cyberbullying:

Cyber 911 Wired Safety

Parry's Guide To Cyberbullying

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More information on how to STOP cyberbullying: StopCyberbullying.org

As always, your local police can direct you to whom you need to speak with to rectify a cyberbully situation. In the U.S, Cyberbully cases have gone all the way up to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S.'s top law enforcement acency. (Specific contacts in each country were not available)

Australia: Bullying, No Way!

Canada: ----Safe Canada.ca----Cyberbullying.ca----

United Kingdom: Wired Safety

These were the only countries that I could find cyberbully information from...I will keep looking though! TBC...

Using a "spy tool" for home computers connected to the internet is a MUST these days. Although social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have implemented "keep children safe" tools on their sites, the internet is NOT a safe place, yet.

Use an online service and/or software to help monitor your children's online activites. Keep in mind, cyberbullies and predators are aware of this technology and can thwart your attempts to keep your children safe online.

The BEST way to prevent cyberbullying is to have open communication with you children about which sites they like to visit. If you do not have luck there, you will need to manually check the history and do your "homework" on your child's online activities. By coupling the legwork with the internet spyware you will be able to successfully protect your child from cyberbullies and predators.

A free online service to help monitor online activities.

Set up your FREE account here: Norton Family Online

Here is information on software for tracing IP addresses (To find out where the harasser is) Network Tracer

A Cyberbully student sues her high school Principal for "freedom of speech" infringment. Article.