Parents have been described as the ‘missing voice’ in the bullying narrative (Sawyer et al. 2011). Positive parent child relationships have been suggested to act as a buffer from some of the harms of associated with bullying (Rudolph et al., 2020). While research on the impact of a child being bullied on their parents in limited, the available evidence highlights how parents can feel guilty for not being able to protect their child (Humphrey and Crisp, 2008), and how parents can report feeling hopeless, sad and angry (Lynch et al., 2015). Such evidence suggests that parents require advice and guidance on how to tackle bullying. Therefore, for her PhD, Karina Milligan is examining how best to support parents whose child is being bullied in school. To find out more about this work, please email Karina at karina.milligan@york.ac.uk.

Publications

Milligan, K. & Noret, N. (2025). The role of school policy in supporting parents through experiences of bullying. Presented at the World Anti-Bullying Forum, June 2025, Stavanger, Norway. You can access a copy of the poster alongside the references below.

References for Milligan, K. & Noret, N. (2025). The role of school policy in supporting parents through experiences of bullying. Presented at the World Anti-Bullying Forum, June 2025, Stavanger, Norway.