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Don't Hit Send Just To Fit In
Danielle Tiano (Author), with Karen Child Ogden (Author), Arly Evensen (Editor), Edward Pollick (Illustrator)
Self Published
Book Description
Today's bully has a new playground; computers, cell phones and social networking sites. What was once known as teasing face to face, playing practical jokes, and making prank phone calls has evolved in to a generation of bullies that hides behind the veil of computer screens and cell phones.
Creators of the renowned children's book series, Temptation of a Generation, will release their third book that tackles the tough issues today's pre-teens face with technology. Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In educates children and parents about cyber bullying, a topic rampant in schools across the country affecting kids as young seven years old.
Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In tells the story of a group of tweens who become victims to cyber bullies. On their way to discovering more positive ways to deal with these new found issues, the tweens become bullies themselves. Through the help of positive adults and a magical keyboard, they learn not to succumb to the lure of cyber bullying and realize that there are better ways to fit in and make friends.
"Bullying has always existed among youth, but today's bullying seems to have more devastating effects. The mode of delivery is much faster, and reaches inordinate amounts of people," states Karen Child Ogden, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and contributor to the series. "Once kids post a message on a social networking site or cell phone it can never be erased. Kids don't understand the consequences of their behavior with regard to cyber bullying, and neither do most parents."
Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In teaches children and parents how easy it is to become a cyber bully, or to be bullied online. Studies show 42% of children have been bullied while online, while 58% have not told their parents about something mean or hurtful that happened to them while surfing the net (from enough.org, isafe.org and ctia.org). The ramifications of cyber bullying are far-reaching and include depression, anxiety, school absence, and even death. The number of kids who take their lives due to cyber bullying grows each day.
"Kids are using their cell phones and personal web pages to send threatening messages to intimidate others. Bullying with a cell phone or computer, while less personal, is no less threatening," says Danielle Tiano, author of the Temptation Series. "Having electronic devices should include taking personal responsibility for their use."
The Temptation of a Generation Series tackles tough topics relating to tweens and technology such as Internet pornography, cell phone use and abuse, and cyber bullying. The series offers parents information and tools for raising their children to become more emotionally and socially healthy.
About Don't Hit Send Just to Fit In
The book illustrates a group of tweens who become victims of cyber bullies. In an attempt to fit in, they become cyber bullies themselves, not realizing the consequences of their actions. Through the help of positive adults and a magical keyboard, the group discovers more positive ways to deal with these issues.
About the Temptation of a Generation Team
Danielle Tiano, children's author, is the founder of Beyond Your Words. Tiano has written about difficult subject matter for children such as childhood obesity and attention deficit disorder. She is married and resides in Newport Beach, CA.
Karen Child Ogden is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Costa Mesa, CA. Ogden is married and the mother of three children.
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