That is according to research carried out by ChildLine last year (Tackling Bullying: listening to the views of children and young people). They see telling teachers and parents as high-risk strategies that will often prove unproductive. Even in cases where the adults around them can sort things out, they see having to ask for help as a blow to their self-esteem. "Learning to stand up for yourself" was, in fact, the only strategy that secondary-age young people thought would always or usually work.
Making a stand
Standing up for yourself doesn't mean hitting back since most bullying is non-physical. It means protecting yourself from psychological harm, letting other people's nastiness be like water off a duck's back, so that it's their problem and not yours.
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