Youth Safety Online
04.16.2026
By: Leyonce Jackson
It is 2026, and to this day, online safety and bullying is still large problems. Ever since I was a child, cyber-bullying has been such a huge thing that is so looked down on. Kids from all different ages commit what’s considered bullying, or cyberbullying.
Youth safety online has been such a big problem because it’s one of the hardest ways to control your kids and other kids. Some people think cyberbullying only means texting harmful things to people or spreading harmful information on the internet about people, but in reality, cyberbullying is 100 other things such as impersonating someone, being rude and mean to others around and on the phone, and more.
Although the internet is used in so many other ways, such as gaining new friends or learning new things, it still holds that big risk. Over 30 countries have reports of kids being cyberbullied. With many of them skipping school because of it. One of the biggest things about being cyberbullied is it can take a huge toll on one mentally, emotionally and physically. Feeling embarrassed is an easy way to make someone upset and uncomfortable mentally, and can make someone physically tired. Cyberbullying can cause you to lose love and motivation for something you have had love and motivation for forever. When they say “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words could never hurt me,” they lie. Words can hit just as hard as sticks and stones, maybe even harder. Cyberbullying is important to talk about because it can make someone angry, sad, and emotionally drained, which can also lead to long-term consequences like depression.
Be aware of the people on social media, be aware that social media is a facade, what you see and hear there is not the same as the life that you are really living. Comparing yourself to the next person is not the life you want to live. Social media is arguably fake. People who cyberbully are almost always sad and discontent with their own . Don’t let them make you feel the same way.
https://www.unicef.org/stories/how-to-stop-cyberbullying
https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/child-and-youth-safety-online
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/cyberbullying