It may be a good idea so long as the child is not deranged psychologically that your child is standing up to. That way the child can understnad that your child is not backing down. Today, 23% of kids in schools have some type of differences, whether it is chemical or biological. Many times it is evident that the parent(s) are part of the problem, whereas they don't bother to stop their child from known bullying. If anything, they support it. There are many parents I've seen that portray themselves as being a bully, while they are a parent of a child and instilling their same beliefs in to their child. A large part of the problem is that many parents take time to have a child, but take little time to be a father or mother who would instill good morals and values in their child. When schools have called for parent/teacher conferences, good luck. One of them might show up. But when the school tries to discipline the child, the parent is all over the school, claiming only I discipline my child. Cyber bullying remains a significant concern and so far, it is no where near being under control. With cyber bullying, kids may not know their attacker, and certainly wouldn't see him or her.