[Quinch]

Yesterday my brother told me that my eight-year-old nephew is being bullied at school. He gets hit and his clothes are torn by a gang of kids who he would like to hang out with because he thinks they're 'cool'.

My brother wants to teach him a few moves to hit back but my mum, who is a strict Christian, is horrified at the idea and believes that this will make my nephew worse than the bullies. She thinks he should 'turn the other cheek' and walk away and tell a teacher but, as we all know, teachers never do anything about it.

I would be interested to hear from the Christians here as to what approach he should take. Should he just walk away or stand up to bullies, even if it means hitting back?