Shawn Edgington

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Shawn Marie Edgington is America’s leading Texpert, a cyberbullying prevention expert and your go-to cyber safety mom. Shawn’s the bestselling author of The Parent’s Guide to Texting, Facebook and Social Media: Understanding the Benefits and Dangers of Parenting in a Digital World, Read Between the Lines: A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style, the creator of the One-Click Safety Series, and the founder of The Cyber Safety Academy Fundraiser, an alternative way for schools and organizations to raise awareness and funds. She’s the CEO of a national insurance firm, where she provides risk management to clients across the country.

After a personal experience Shawn had with her 16-year-old daughter being threatened by text and on Facebook, she 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 provided her expert advice in the upcoming documentary Submit: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying, on Fox Business, View from the Bay, KRON 4 News, The San Francisco Chronicle, CBS Radio, American Cheerleader Magazine, ESPN, CNN Radio, NPR, and various media outlets across the country.

Meet Shawn or learn more about her books and free parent resources at www.digitalworld101.com

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    FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five parents think they have little control over whether their teens take up smoking, drinking or illicit drug use, a new U.S. government survey finds.

    That's too bad, say experts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrat...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected are at greater risk for obesity later in life, a new review suggests.

    British researchers found that abused children are 36 percent more likely to be obese as adults. They conclu...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens exposed to radiation during CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer, according to a large, long-term study.

    The risks, however, are still low: Among a group of 10,000 young people who each ha...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is five times higher when parents sleep with their infant, a new study finds.

    British researchers noted that bed-sharing increases the risk for SIDS even if parents do not drink, use illegal drugs or smoke...Full Article

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    SATURDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children who swallow high-powered magnets often need surgery and other invasive procedures to remove the objects, according to a new study.

    The researchers, from the Louisiana State University Health Center in New Orleans, found that more than 79 perce...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- About one in every 20 U.S. teens has used "smokeless" tobacco products such as chew or snuff, and that rate hasn't budged since 2000, a new report finds.

    Researchers led by Israel Agaku of the Harvard School of Public Health compared data from the 2000 ...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Even children with low levels of lead in their blood score lower on reading-readiness tests when they begin kindergarten, a new study found.

    "We now know that poorer scores on reading-readiness tests are associated with low lead levels," said researcher...Full Article

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    MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A person's math and reading abilities in early childhood influence how successful they are as adults, a new study contends.

    Researchers examined data from more than 17,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales who are part of a...Full Article

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    MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Giving small amounts of infant formula to newborns who experience significant weight loss can increase the length of time that they are breast-fed, according to a new study.

    New mothers do not immediately produce high volumes of milk and their babies can...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- When teens start dating, parents' worries grow -- and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.

    "Dating violence happens, and it's more common than we think," said Dr. Yolanda Evans, an assistant pro...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Infants' early growth is influenced by the types of bacteria in their digestive system, a new study says.

    A variety of bacteria quickly populate the sterile digestive tract of a newborn. Norwegian researchers identified connections between specific type...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many pre-term babies suffer recurrent episodes of wheezing. Now, researchers say a common infection is a likely culprit and they may be able to prevent the breathing problems.

    Wheezing episodes in late pre-term babies often are caused by infection with...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Magnesium may be as crucial to children's bone health as calcium, according to a small, early study.

    While it's known that magnesium is important for adults' bone health, few studies have examined the nutrient's role in children's bones. This study found...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Only a handful of children have ingested gasoline or other toxic household chemicals that contain hydrocarbons on his watch. But Dr. Vincenzo Maniaci, now a pediatric emergency room physician at Miami Children's Hospital, remembers them all -- including a toddle...Full Article

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    MONDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to flame-retardant chemicals in the womb is associated with hyperactivity and lower intelligence in children, a new study indicates.

    Researchers examined the effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which were used for decades as fire ...Full Article