The Youth Resource Centre has welcomed this morning to expert cyberbullying, Caroline Mussero, who held a meeting with technicians and educators of Cartagena on the issue.
The councilor for Youth, Ricardo Segado, and the delegate mayor of Education, David Martinez, were present at the talks.
Musserotte teaches at the University of San Pablo de Arquipa, Peru, and visit Spain for talks in Madrid, Cartagena and Valencia on cyberbullying and adolescents.
The Musserotte professor has been invited by the Spanish Association of Documentation and Information SEDIC for the inaugural presentation of the XVII Conference on Information Management, and the US Embassy in Madrid. It is during the month of October in the United States He has celebrated the month of national awareness of bullying prevention.
The councilor for Youth, Ricardo Segado, explained that the main objective of the visit Musserotte is the awareness that both young students and professionals to know a little world of cyberbullying, which is so prevalent in our day.
On the other hand, the mayor has sent his thanks to Caroline Musserotte, the US Embassy and the Spanish Association of Documentation, which have been what they have achieved that Caroline is here.
Cyberbullying is a serious and topical issue, where the mayor of Youth stressed that more and more children using social networks very young as 10 years, and there are not enough guarantees to save control of cyberbullying.
Mowing Ricardo pointed out that nearly 50% of young people in our country have ever suffered cyberbullying, and 25% do not know they have been bullies. Youth Councilman added that the City Council of Cartagena are very happy to welcome Musserote.
Meanwhile, Caroline Musserot and he explained that within cyberbullying, pay special attention to theft of passwords, hostile messages, and misuse of WhatsApp.
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Musserote transmitted is very important to listen to teenagers.
We have to enhance communication with them.
We have to know their problems.
He also noted that we must create an atmosphere of trust so that they know there are people who can help you and we have the necessary tools to do so.
PROFILE ciberacosador
According to the expert on cyberbullying, and l ciberacosador profile is quite similar to traditional harasser, usually a very egocentric but also with low self-esteem person.
Poor school performance and a frustrated and angry, but there is no single profile, as it can be anyone who use social networks to do things they would not do face to face.
VICTIM PROFILE VA
Musserote explained that the victim does not have a single profile, but have low self esteem, poor social skills, do not know defense.
They also tend to have different physical or cultural characteristics to those of the majority.
On the other hand, social networks are not that dangerous, according to Caroline Musserote is work of educators and parents talk to them to teach how to use social networks, how to protect yourself, because children do not know the consequences that social networks They can affect your real life.
The problem today, according to the expert is that children do not know how to properly use social networks, we must teach them how to handle themselves.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena