Digital Smarts - What to Do About Those Fight Videos on YouTube

There is an abundance of disturbing videos on YouTube featuring fights at school, teachers bullying students, and students mocking and/or harassing teachers to a breaking point. Chances are that with the sheer number of these videos available and the fact that they often go viral, your children are going to see some of them, if not online then as part of the evening news. Want some ideas on how you can talk to your children about it? Take a look at the article The Most Disturbing YouTube Videos (and What to Do About Them) for tips such as helping your kids develop feelings of empathy and reminding them that school fighting is not a sport. It is noted that discussing the consequences of posting these kinds of videos themselves is also important, as once this kind of material is posted and begins to spread, the poster loses total control over it.