One of the things that has shocked adults about the ‘Roastbuster’ coverage last year is the seeming insensitivity shown by posting and sharing details of traumatic events on Facebook and through Twitter, not just by the perpetrators, but by their friends and peers. Bullying and insensitivity using digital media has risen and indicates a worrying lack of respect for the victim and also for each other. So, when do children learn how to value the feelings of another person?

Feelings matter was originally published in Kiwi Parent.

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