Cyberbullying has become a topic of concern amongst parents and educators, and the need for laws to protect children and teenagers from it has been voiced continuously.

A recent report suggesting that a child's emotional wellbeing may be damaged by every extra hour they spend on the computer may fuel the need for cyberbullying laws to be strengthened.

The Commons health select committee reportedly stated that the number of children referred to mental health services has risen by around one quarter in the last year as pressures increase from social media and sexting becomes more common, according to U.K's The Telegraph. Their reports stated that mental health services warned that children are being "bullied into a state of despair" on social media as most feel that they could "never get away" from their tormentors, according to Dr. Sarah Wollaston, chairman of the committee.

"In the past if you were being bullied it might just be in the classroom. Now it follows them beyond the walk home from school - it is there all the time," stated Wollaston.

MPs reportedly stated that they were concerned that cyberbullying was fueling a rise in the number of children suffering from anxiety and depression as the use of the internet and the culture of socializing on it has become a norm.

"For today's children and young people, digital culture and social media are an integral part of life. This has the potential to significantly increase stress and to amplify the effects of bullying," the committee's report stated, according to the news outlet RT.

The figures from Childline reportedly show that the number of children receiving counseling as a result of cyberbullying has risen from 2,410 session in 2011/12 to 4,507 in 2012/13.

"What we need is to recognize that the internet has great potential in support to young people but they need to know how they themselves can stop and block individuals who are harassing them," stated Wollaston.