A study by Dr Nicola Abbott, a lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, has found that youngsters who witness another child being bullied want to help – but don’t know the right way to go about it.
Young people often worry that they might say the wrong thing or that the bully will turn on them.
Research shows, however, that when people stand up for someone who is being bullied the bully tends to stop within 10 seconds.
Speaking at the Economic and Social Research Council’s 2014 Festival of Social Science earlier this month, Dr Abbott said that children who are taught what they can say to bullies are more likely to stick up for others when they see bullying take place.
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