The value in kids stepping up to stop peers being bullied
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of teaching children to intervene in bullying situations as UPstanders rather than remaining BYstanders.
Research by the Mental Health Foundation NZ suggests that half of bullying scenarios stop if a peer intervenes. But how can we teach our kids to be UPstanders - someone who intervenes when someone is being bullied - as opposed to BYstanders? Kylie Ryan has a clinical background in social work. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
People in this episode
Guest: Kylie Ryan
Topics covered
- bullying
- peer intervention
- mental health
- social work
- child development
Keywords
- bullying
- UPstanders
- BYstanders
- peer intervention
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mental Health Foundation NZ, RNZ
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