{"id":2706,"date":"2026-04-09T05:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.roblox.com\/?p=35784"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:19:02","slug":"bullying-prevention-month-being-an-upstander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bullying-prevention-month-being-an-upstander\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying Prevention Month \u2013 Being an Upstander"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bullying-prevention-month-being-an-upstander.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg\" readability=\"20.536585365854\">\n<p>This is the second and final part of our Bullying Prevention Month blog post series. This time we\u2019re going to focus on how you can tackle the problem if you see that someone needs your help. It\u2019s very hard to watch someone (especially a friend you care for) get attacked, but you can always take some action to help and show support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hinduja.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Sameer Hinduja<\/a>, Co-Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cyberbullying.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyberbullying Research Center<\/a> and Professor of Criminology at Florida Atlantic University, explains: \u201cOur research is showing that youth want to do the right thing when they see others being harassed or attacked online. Their conscience is pricked, and they feel compelled to act in some way.\u201d Dr. Hinduja recommends that you at least do *something* instead of ignoring the abuse or telling yourself it\u2019s not your problem to deal with. He adds, \u201cBelieve in your ability to make a positive change, just like you would hope someone else would if you were being cyberbullied. Just do something\u2014anything\u2014to help and encourage the person being targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>So, w<\/b><b>hat can you do if your friends are experiencing bullying?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Help a friend or others targeted by online hate<\/b>. Lucy Thomas, one of the founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectrockit.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Rockit<\/a>, Australia\u2019s youth-driven movement against (cyber)bullying, notes that one of the most awful parts of (cyber)bullying is feeling totally humiliated in front of a huge public audience\u2014this is a super isolating experience. Here\u2019s what she recommends: \u201cEven if you aren\u2019t confident enough to stand up for someone in the moment or it doesn\u2019t feel safe, you can still send them a private message or chat with them face-to-face to let them know you don\u2019t agree with the way they\u2019re being treated. It seems small but can honestly change a person\u2019s life.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Be cautious not to escalate the problem<\/b> if you plan to challenge the person directly. However, it\u2019s okay to say you don\u2019t like what they\u2019re doing. Lucy explains that being the right kind of ally doesn\u2019t mean picking a fight with the person who is giving your friend a hard time. What you could try instead is interrupting nasty comments with a distraction or posting positive content to show you have your friend\u2019s back. If the bully knows that his target has support, they are less likely to continue harassing them.<\/li>\n<li><b>Resist the urge to retaliate<\/b>. Project Rockit experts stress that there is no sense in repaying hate with hate. \u201cRetaliating only keeps the cycle of (cyber)bullying going. Besides, we\u2019ve got to keep in mind that those who hate from behind a screen are not truly anonymous. Neither are you!\u201d You definitely don\u2019t want to provide your attackers with ammunition that could be used against you later. If you stay strong in treating others online as you would offline, you\u2019ll find it much easier to remain connected to who you really are, even in the face of (cyber)bullying.<\/li>\n<li><b>Make your world a better place.<\/b> Some words of empowerment from the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antibullyingpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Diana Award<\/a>, an organization that provides resources and support for people who are experiencing bullying behavior: \u201cIf you\u2019ve experienced bullying, what you went through wasn\u2019t great, but hopefully you resolved it and became stronger and more resilient as a consequence. Now use that experience as a learning or teaching moment, empower others who find themselves in a similar situation, guide them, and stand up quietly or loudly when you next see the same sort of behavior.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"recommendations\"> <span class=\"btn-w-border\">Recommended<\/span> <!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper --> <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.roblox.com\/2020\/10\/bullying-prevention-month-upstander\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second and final part of our Bullying Prevention Month blog post series. This time we\u2019re going to focus on how you can tackle the problem if you see that someone needs your help. It\u2019s very hard to watch someone (especially a friend you care for) get attacked, but you can always take some action to help and show support. 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