Help young people stand up to online bullying

Help young people stand up to online bullying

Young people practically grow up online, so it's no surprise that bullying has moved to the Internet. In 2012, a Microsoft study of more than 7,500 children ages 8 through 17 in 25 countries worldwide found that 37 percent of those interviewed had experienced meanness online.

These materials will help you explore with other adults how you can help young people (from children to teens) stand up to online bullying, whether they experience it as a bystander, target, or by bullying someone.

	Help Young People Stand Up to Online Bullying A 28-slide PowerPoint presentation (about 30 minutes), with thorough talking points about the two powerful things adults can do to intervene in the cycle of online bullying: pay attention to kids' lives online and encourage empathy for others. It also gives practical steps to take if a child is involved in online bullying, whether they are being bullied or are bullying others (or both).
	Help Kids Stand Up to Online Bullying The practical advice from the PowerPoint presentation is summarized and available to download as a fact sheet or tri-fold brochure.
	Digital Citizenship Begins with You Promote your presentation with this poster. Fill in the details (name, date, location, etc.) before you print.
	Is Your Teen a Good Digital Citizen? This poster is highly visual but you’ll need to add the details of the presentation on another sheet of paper.
	Preventing Online Bullying: What Companies and Others Can Do White paper for non-government organizations and policymakers.