568. Advice for Dealing with Bullies, Big Tech and Social Media | Answer the Call

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The views expressed on "Answer The Call" are presented for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes, and are not intended as medical, nutritional, or psychological advice. Viewers are strongly encouraged to consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any decisions based on the content presented. How do you raise strong kids in a distracted, digital world full of bullying? Dr. Peterson and his daughter Mikhaila take calls on bullying, social media, dating apps, and how parents can help kids resist the algorithm, build real resilience, and face modern challenges with confidence and clarity. Have a question you’d like to ask? Share your story here: dailywire.com/answerthecall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You got bullied, right? You talked all the time.
0:02.0	Everybody gets bullied.
0:03.0	But some people are bullied more than others.
0:05.0	My son, Anthony, is overweight.
0:07.0	His friends used to tease him and ridicule him.
0:10.0	Our eight-year-old son has been called fat by a few friends.
0:13.0	How can we as parents encourage a healthy lifestyle, knowing when or if to focus on weight?
0:19.0	The situation that you're both facing at the moment is not optimal by any stretch of the
0:24.0	imagination.
0:25.0	My husband and I are parents to two young adult ladies.
0:28.4	When we're asked for guidance about dating, we feel like the generation gap right now is
0:34.2	more like a generation chasm.
0:36.4	How can parents raise children to value depth in an age dominated by short form content?
0:42.5	Well, there's an insanely difficult question.
0:45.5	During answer the call, I take questions from people just like you from around the world
0:49.6	about their problems, opportunities, challenges, or if they simply need advice.
0:54.6	My daughter, Michaela, guides the conversations as we hopefully help people navigate their
0:59.4	lives.
1:00.2	All right, fire away.
1:18.2	Over the next hour, we're going to hit on two topics, bullying and technology, which often go hand in hand.
1:21.9	So the first guy we have is John in Arizona.
1:22.9	Hey, John.
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