The Power of Attitude Inoculation

How parents can immunize their children against peer pressure and bullying

Mary Widdicks
Elemental
Published in
5 min readAug 14, 2019

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WWith the popularity of such television shows as 13 Reasons Why on Netflix, the topic of teen depression has seized the minds of parents — and for good reason: A recent study shows that the rate of major depression among teens (ages 12 to 17) increased 52% between 2005 and 2017, with…

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Mary Widdicks
Elemental

Psychologist turned author and journalist. Everyone makes mistakes in life, but no one should have to make the same mistakes as me. Follow me: marywiddicks.com