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HOUSE RESOLUTION 14

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Four out of five children aged 2 to 17 in the 
3United States live in a home in which either they or their 
4parents access the Internet; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Youth who create Internet content and use social 
6networking sites are more likely to be targets of 
7cyber-bullying; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS,
Some parents use social media as a means to 
9discipline, or coerce their child in order to correct behavior 
10in their child that the parents believe is inappropriate; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, This type of online victimization is associated 
12with emotional distress and other psychological problems, 
13including depression; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Cyber-bullying, especially by parents, can cause 
15psychological harm, including depression, negatively impact 
16academic performance, safety, and the well-being of the child 
17and in some cases lead to extreme violent behavior, including 
18murder and suicide; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sixty percent of mental health professionals who 
20responded to the Survey of Internet Mental Health Issues report 
 
 
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1having treated at least one patient with a problematic Internet 
2experience in the previous 5 years; many of these clients were 
3under 18 years of age; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6urge Congress, consistent with the First Amendment to the 
7United States Constitution, to pass a law prohibiting parents 
8from cyber-bullying their children by posting messages or 
9images on social media sites on the Internet that intimidate, 
10coerce, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to 
11their children; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be 
13forwarded to each member of the Illinois Congressional 
14delegation.