"If a child receives a photo circulated through social media there are many things that he or she can do. Perhaps the most important thing is to let someone know and not be part of the problem, but part of the solution," said Debra Pepler, scientific co-director of PREVNet, a national authority on research and resources for bullying prevention.
"Being part of the problem is sending that on to other people, writing derisive comments about it; in some way joining the bullying rather than indicating dissatisfaction and displeasure with it."
"Among them: talk to a trusted adult; "pause and think" before sending messages; don't ignore instincts if seeing or receiving messages which seem aggressive or over the line; and let the sender of an offending message know you're not OK with cyberbullying.
"Teens are also advised to make a copy of the message before deleting it...."
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