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Here you'll find info on a whole range of issues. Sometimes you can sort out a problem on your own. But if you have a worry you can't cope with, don't bottle it up. It can really help if you talk to someone in your family, a carer, one of your friends or maybe a teacher. And you can contact ChildLine at any time. 

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Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

hi sam i am 11 coming up 12.....i am being bullied on facebook:being threatened,insaulted,my mum has been talking to the child and she has been insaulting my mother to she keeps on having arguments and using bad language  she does it to me to!!!!She keeps callin me an emo and i am by far an emo...i keep askin her to rather be pleasent to each other or just leave me alone...the problem is we share the same friend and she said if i go any way near them she will cut my life short and beat me up...i am to scared to go to school and i need advise

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We want to make sure everyone can access the information provided on this site

We've put together a few tips and help for you. Please send us a message if you can't find what you're looking for. Or you have a suggestion of something we could include.

Using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
As well as using the tab key to navigate through the screen, the ChildLine website has special access keys:

Alt+S = skip navigation
Alt+1 = home
Alt+0 = accessibility information.

Is the text size too large or too small?
You can change your text settings through your browser options:

In Internet Explorer, go to View > Text size and select your desired text size setting (eg, larger, smaller).

In Firefox, go to View > Text size and increase/decrease using Ctrl and + or -

If you have a scroll wheel on your mouse, you can hold down Ctrl and scroll back or forth to increase or decrease the font size in both IE and Firefox.

Changing your computer screen settings
To change the size of the image shown on your screen on a PC running Windows 95 and upwards, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings and change the desktop area by using the sliding bar.

On an Apple Mac, you can use the Monitor & Sound Control Panel to change the resolution.

Having difficulty with your keyboard or mouse?
You can fine-tune your mouse and keyboard settings under Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility in Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and XP.

Skipping navigation for talking browsers and screen readers
For speech browsers, you can press Alt and S followed by Enter to skip navigation on our pages.

The site is W3C level AA compliant.

 

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Click on the links below to find out more about each issue.  If you can't find an the issue that you are looking for, click into one of the categories, such as Abuse and safety or Crime and the law, to see more issues under these headings.  Try the site search if you still can't find what you want.

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If there is an issue missing that you would like to see information about, please let us know by using one of the feedback boxes around the site.