Children's book addresses cyber bullying

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The new children's book "Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In" educates kids and parents about cyber-bullying, its creators said.

The book is part of the Temptation of a Generation series, which tackles tough issues today's pre-teens face regarding technology.

"Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In" is about a group of "tweens" who become victims of cyber bullies.

"On their way to discovering more positive ways to deal with these new-found issues, the tweens become bullies themselves. Through the help of positive adults and a magical keyboard, they learn not to succumb to the lure of cyber-bullying and realize that there are better ways to fit in and make friends," Temptation of a Generation said in a release.

"Bullying has always existed among youth, but today's bullying seems to have more devastating effects. The mode of delivery is much faster, and reaches inordinate amounts of people," Karen Child Ogden -- a licensed marriage and family therapist and contributor to the series -- said in a statement. "Once kids post a message on a social networking site or cell phone it can never be erased. Kids don't understand the consequences of their behavior with regard to cyber-bullying, and neither do most parents."

"Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In" is available at www.amazon.com and www.beyondyourwords.com.