Calgary police hope parents will open the lines of communication with their kids following the suicide of a B.C. teen who made a video saying she was being relentlessly bullied.

About five weeks ago, 15-year-old Amanda Todd posted a haunting video on YouTube explaining how she had been tormented by bullies online and in person, which plunged her into a major depression.

Acting Sergeant Cathy MacDonald with the Crime Prevention Unit says the bully conversation needs to happen even if you don’t think it is an issue adding there are signs a child is being bullied.

“They don’t want to use their iPhone, or their laptop computer or they don’t want to go on Facebook anymore.  It could be that they don’t want to go to school, they are making excuses, they are sick, their grades are suffering,” says Sgt. MacDonald.

She says if you think your child is being bullied or is the bully; get help from a third party, like your child’s school.

Sgt. MacDonald adds there are numerous resources online with helpful information and suggests writing up a Family Online Contract.