Product Description
Today's youth are falling victim to the perils of social and mobile networking at an alarming rate. Textual harassment, cyberbullying, sexing, and online predators have become national epidemics. According to recent studies, about half of young people have experienced some form of online harassment. The Parent's Guide provides awareness, solutions, and preventative resources to keep your children safe and secure online. With defensive parenting and constant communication, you can teach your children about the potential dangers of social networking, empower them to protect themselves from online predators, guard their personal information, and preserve their online reputation. The Parent's Guide gives you the fundamentals of mobile messaging, Facebook, and other social media platforms; information you need about privacy and security settings; and measures to defend against cyberbullies. Knowledge is power! If you are aware of what's happening, you can get involved and facilitate change.
About the Author
Shawn Marie Edgington is America's leading ''texpert,'' a cyberbullying prevention expert, and your go-to cyber-safety mom. Shawn is the author of Read Between the Lines: A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style and The Parents Guide to Texting, Facebook, and Social Media, the creator of the One-Click Safety Series, and an empowerment speaker. She's also the CEO of a national insurance firm, where she provides risk management to clients across the country. After a personal experience she had with her sixteen-year-old daughter being threatened by text and on Facebook, Shawn has made it her mission to show parents how to take the steps necessary to prevent their child s social and mobile networking from turning into every parent's one-click nightmare. Shawn has provided her expert advice in the upcoming documentary Submit: The Reality of Cyberbullying on Fox Business, View from the Bay, KRON 4 News, The San Francisco Chronicle, CBS Radio, American Cheerleader Magazine, CNN Radio, NPR, and various media outlets across the country.
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