Cyberbullying What Kids Need To Know

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CYBERBULLYING:

What Kids Need to Know

Cyberbullying is using technology, such as email,


texts, social media, online gaming, or pictures, to hurt
or harm someone else with unwanted, aggressive, and
repeated behavior.
TELLING IS NOT TATTLING
Kids often don’t want to tell an adult about
Cyberbullying can happen anywhere and anytime bullying because they don’t want to be a tattletale.
technology is used, such as: Telling is NOT tattling! Telling is done to get help
• Sending mean text messages to protect yourself or someone else. Tattling is
done to get someone in trouble.
• Posting unkind comments online, or liking or
sharing hurtful posts
• Sharing pictures that are not yours to share
• Spreading rumors or gossip online
• Pretending to be someone else online or by text.
This might mean sending messages or making
posts using someone else’s name, to hide who’s
really doing the messaging.

BE SAFE, BE RESPECTFUL
Remember, there are real people reading your posts
or messages. Talk with your parent or another trusted
adult about:
• Rules and guidelines for technology use
• How to handle any cyberbullying that you
see or experience
• How positive messages can help others feel good
about themselves and negative messages can
cause hurt

IF YOU ARE CYBERBULLIED IF YOU SEE CYBERBULLYING


• Know that you do not deserve what • Tell the person who is being bullied that
is happening they don’t deserve to be treated that way
• Tell a grownup: a parent, a teacher, or • Help them tell a grownup, or report it to
trusted adult, and ask them to help you an adult yourself
make a plan to handle it • If you can, take a screenshot or photo to
share with the grownup

©2023, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, Inc.


National office: 8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55437
952.838.9000 | [email protected] | PACER.org/Bullying
PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org | PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org

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