The Michigan Mom Who Cyberbullied Her Own Daughter to Toughen Her Up

• 27:49Socializing rates have plummeted more than 50% for all age demographics as people prefer being online.
• 28:14Teen depression is skyrocketing because they're constantly receiving instant feedback about themselves on the internet.
• 29:01A Michigan mother was arrested for cyberbullying her own daughter with a fake identity to toughen her up.
• 29:33Tim argues that if you want kids tough enough to withstand bullying, parents might need to rough them up online first.
• 30:26Kendra Lari faced five charges for stalking a minor, but Tim questions whether she was actually preparing her daughter to survive online criticism.
• 31:21Teen depression may be skyrocketing because teenagers lack the thick skin needed to handle what's said about them on the internet.
• 31:35Tim suggests the first thing parents should do when giving a child a phone is text them insults from another number to build resilience.
• 32:11Derek Thompson's Atlantic article examines why Americans have stopped hanging out and suddenly became less social.
• 32:45Something changed in the past few decades as American associational dynamism declined and people moved less.

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