Who We Are
The Online Parent is dedicated to empowering responsible and safe social media users.
The Online Parent is a first-of-its-kind program, proactively addressing the numerous issues young people face online, like sexting, social media, cyberbullying, gaming, and more. Our goal is to educate parents and teachers about what life is really like online for young people, and to give adults the tools they need to begin meaningful dialogues at home and at school. Our tangible, grounded, and easy-to-understand program is based largely on the startling findings from our youth focus groups, led by Ph.D. Shawna Malvini Redden. Through our parent presentations, we teach moms, dads, and guardians what it’s truly like for young people right now in the cyber trenches; how it’s affecting their minds and bodies. And we offer real solutions to parents that will help keep children safe.
Creator of The Online Parent and TEDx speaker, Thomas Dodson,
is a parent, social media professional, and former journalist. He's spoken to tens of thousands of parents across the United States, delivering wake-up calls that moms, dads, guardians, and educators desperately need to hear.