Paolo Siani's book "Cyberbullismo", published by Giannini Editore in the well-known Sorsi series, will be presented in Maddaloni in the province of Caserta. The event will be held on Thursday, March 27 at the Iorio room of the municipal library, via San Francesco d'Assisi.
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The event will be moderated by journalist Francesco Marino, introduced by Luigi Bove, president of Cambiamo Insieme and city councilor. Speakers will include: the mayor of Maddaloni Andrea De Filippo, Patrizia Russo, member of Cambiamo Insieme, the councilor for Public Education Annarita Santangelo, psychologist and psychotherapist Veronica Sferragatta, professor Vincenzo Lerro, professor in international cybersecurity cooperation Rossana Ferraro, and lawyer Annalisa Senese.
The school principals of the area will be present: Tiziana D'Errico, Rocco Gervasio, Annalisa Lombardi, Ione Renga and Rosa Suppa.
Cyberbullying
Bullying and its cyber version in our country are quite widespread and now represent a real emergency. According to the WHO Europe Report of March 2024, 15% of adolescents have suffered acts of cyberbullying. An increase compared to 2018, from 12% to 15% for boys, from 13% to 16% for girls. And it is likely an underestimation. The internet today has profoundly changed traditional bullying, amplifying its scope, both in time and space, with serious consequences also on health. In fact, an unaware use of the internet can cause physical and psychological damage, even serious ones. Furthermore, what is worrying is the increasingly early use of smartphones, if we think, for example, of the possibility of delegating to artificial intelligence the reading of fairy tales to put children to sleep, even at a very young age. A hypothesis, the latter, needlessly harmful considering that no technological tool, however sophisticated, will ever be able to replace the role played by the mother's voice in the growth of children. It is therefore necessary to find a common cultural ground for a new approach to digital education, a difficult task, certainly, but necessary, because there will be, in a not too distant future, other technologies, more powerful and more invasive that will influence the daily life not only of adolescents, but also of younger children.
Paolo Siani
Pediatrician, he is the head of pediatrics at the Santobono hospital in Naples, he was a member of parliament in the 18th legislature and vice president of the bicameral commission on childhood and adolescence, he was president of the cultural association of pediatricians. He is part of the board of directors of the Giancarlo Siani foundation and is the head of the childhood table of the Municipality of Naples.
Article published on March 24, 2025 - 12pm
