Read these scenarios and answer the questions that follow.

1. Scenario #1

   Nancy Newbie is 10 years old and just moved to town. She doesn’t know anyone and it is mid-school year. She has enrolled in your program, and you notice that she is having a difficult time making new friends. You think that is to be expected when someone moves to a new city. When she first arrived, she was always on the computer and looked excited to be checking her email. But now she rarely takes computer time. When she does, her demeanor changes and she seems nervous and frightened. Every time a text message on her phone comes, she seems jumpy and scared to look at it. At pick-up time, she appears to be hesitant about leaving.

   1. What is going on in this scenario?
      • Although many things could be going on with Nancy, she could be experiencing cyber bullying. While not always the case, being new in town and having a difficult time making friends could make her a target for bullying.
      • 她也可能害怕她生命中的过渡。也许家庭成员生病或部署，她预计坏消息。
      • It is also possible that she is experiencing some form of emotional abuse.
      • Help Nancy and her parents connect with Family Advocacy or mental health support for stressful events.
   2. 她展示了什么警告标志，你应该意识到？
      • Nancy’s change in mood related to the internet and email. She was originally excited, but now she seems scared.
      • Looking at text messages makes her uncomfortable.
      • When it is time to leave, she looks like she is frightened to go.
   3. What are some things that you could do for Nancy?
      • Reach out to Nancy. Talk to her about her interests, ideas, and problems. Build a relationship with her and help her feel safe. Find out whether she has friends at school or neighbors who come to your program. Learn about her family situation.
      • You could plan opportunities for Nancy to interact with her peers. Find out what she likes and what she is good at. Plan activities that let her use those interests and abilities and meet other children with similar interests.
      • 尝试确定是否发生了网络欺凌。要求南希分享令人恐惧的内容。文档并回复所有欺凌实例。
      • If stressful events are occurring for Nancy’s family, help her connect with the Family Advocacy Program or mental health support.
      • 如果你怀疑虐待,证据并写下来make a report.

2. Scenario #2

   Sally Simmons一直在您的计划中四年。她刚满了11岁。她经常带着她的电脑时间，她刚刚为她的生日买了智能手机。您呼吁在过去几周内，她似乎对短信和发短信和电子邮件感到高兴。当你质疑她的时候，她变得安静。你听到她谈论她正在收到“男朋友”的礼物和电子邮件。她的衣橱开始改变，她对性更感兴趣。你听到其他女孩的谣言，她会遇到她一直在网上交谈的人。

   1. What might be going on in this scenario?
      Although many things could be going on with Sally, she could be experiencing interactions with an internet predator.
   2. What are the warning signs?
      • 你应该在莎莉注意到的一些警告标志是：她开始行动不同。
      • 当你问她的问题时，她不会回答你。
      • Other children are talking about how Sally is going to meet someone she met online.
   3. What do you do?
      • 即使你问她正在发生的事情时，虽然莎莉不会回答你，但是坚持不懈。莎莉可以参与危险的行为。
      • 直接与你所听到的谣言谈谈。另一定要提醒莎莉的父母发出问题。对他们敏感并与他们合作，达到莎莉的底部。
      • Develop or refresh your program’s internet rules. Teach the children about the rules, or provide a refresher. Use some of the resources provided in this lesson. Consider an internet contract that helps children know what to do if they encounter someone online.
   4. 你应该和谁交谈？
      Talk to Sally. Talk with Sally’s parents or guardians, and, as appropriate your family child-care coordinator.

3. 场景＃3

   Peter Popper is 7 years old. He loves to go on the internet. He has signed your program internet policy agreement. The agreement is placed above the computer station. Every day when he comes in the room, he is first to sign up and go on the internet. Most of the time when you see Peter playing games on the internet, they seem to be appropriate, for example Poptropica or sites like PBS, Lego or Disney. But lately, when you look over in the direction of the computer station, you notice that he is changing to another Web page and is getting agitated or anxious when you question him about his online activities. You eventually find out that he has begun to play war and violent computer games. This is against your policy and agreement.

   1. What is going on in this scenario?
      Although Peter may be doing many things, he may be viewing inappropriate content.
   2. What signs was Peter showing that there is something going on?
      • Peter is anxious when you question him about the internet.
      • Peter is changing to other websites that he usually does not visit. He suddenly changes sites when you approach him.
   3. What do you do?
      • After noticing these warning signs with Peter, you should show him and remind him of your program internet policy agreement. You can also make sure that you have a computer monitoring or blocking systems installed on your computers or that it is working. Additionally, you can post a consistently updated list of appropriate and inappropriate internet sites and go over it frequently.
      • 确保您定期检查每个计算机的Internet浏览器上的历史记录，以查看访问过的网站。考虑建立计算机使用的登录表，以便您知道谁在访问每个站点时使用计算机。
   4. Who have you done correctly so far?
      You have an internet policy agreement. You monitor and supervise children’s internet usage. You notice and respond to changes in behavior.