Today's youth are falling victim to the perils of social and mobile networking at an alarming rate. Textual harassment, cyberbullying, sexting, 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.
Shawn Edgington is America's leading texpert, and a cyberbullying prevention expert. She's also known as the go-to cyber safety mom to parents and educators around the country. She's the author of Read Between the Lines, A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style, and The Parent's Guide to Texting, Facebook, and Social Media.
Shawn has spent the last 27 years preventing risk and providing risk management services to her corporate clients around the country. She's the CEO of her firm that she started from scratch in 1994, and has since built her firm to a multi-million dollar company.
After a personal experience she had with her sixteen-year-old daughter being threatened by text and on Facebook, she has made it her mission to provide parents and educators with solutions from both her professional background and personal experience that can be used to keep their children safe while they're using their cell phone and on the Internet.
Shawn has developed several tools and programs around cyber safety including: the One-Click Safety Kit, The I/B/R Program and The Rules of Engagement contract that helps parents set boundaries and consequences around social media usage.
Shawn has founded the Social Media Academy Fundraising program, which allows organizations of all types to use cutting edge social media educational tools to raise funds and awareness. Her goal is to offer America's schools, sports clubs and organizations a new, cutting edge fundraiser that's different from chocolate, cookies or wrapping paper.
Shawn's been profiled in the new documentary Submit: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying, on the Fox Business Channel, Imus in the Morning, View from the Bay, KRON 4 News, The San Francisco Chronicle, Fox News Radio, ESPN Radio, CBS Radio, The Leslie Marshall Show, InfoTrak, The John Carney Show, The San Diego Union, American Cheerleader Magazine, CNN Radio, NPR and various other media outlets and syndicated radio programs across the country.
Shawn is not just a mom whose child was bullied. She's an expert on cyber safety, and is invited to speak at conferences and events around the country. Shawn provides awareness and solutions to parents, educators and teens on how to take the steps to prevent social and mobile networking from turning into every parent's one-click nightmare.
Shawn lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is passionate about her family and helping others. Meet her or learn more about her books, programs and fundraiser at www.ShawnEdgington.com.
