Download The Full Press Kit for Dr. Mike Thomson

• Important Information Dr. Mike Can Cover
• Potential Story Angles
• Potential Questions for Dr. Mike
• Easy tips Parents Can Use to Protect Their Children

Press Contact:

Phone:(800)290-2482
Email: press@NetSafeNow.com

The internet is changing so fast that it is hard for parents to keep up. Cell phones have turned from a simple telephone into a full blown internet connection. Text based internet chat rooms have turned into full streaming video. And Social Media has forever changed the way we connect and communicate.

Fortunately for parents, Dr. Mike Thomson is here to provide the latest tips and techniques that will help mom and dad keep their children safe online. He has shared his powerful parenting tips with millions across the country and has spoken at events with Chris Hansen from “To Catch a Predator” on NBC. Dr. Mike has even worked with the FBI to study how predators think and the tactics they use to target children.

In his unique, and compelling style Dr. Mike will cover much more than simply the “basics” of keeping children safe online. He will provide easy to follow, actionable tips that cover the latest in technology including: smart phones, video chat, facebook, and social media.

Dr. mike will go far beyond the standard “To Catch a Predator” headlines and help parents communicate effectively with their children to create an environment where the internet is actually a tool to develop character, ethics, and integrity.

Important Points Dr. Mike Can Cover:

• Hidden online dangers that parents must know about to protect their children.
• Why today’s smart phone’s are more dangerous than computers.
• GPS positioning data in pictures – Literally a road map to your childs front door.
• How video is changing online chat rooms forever.
• Deciphering the “Secret” codes children use to communicate online.
• Facebook security concerns that parents must be aware of.
• Why filtering and blocking software does not work.
• Why the internet is not the problem…it “reveals” the real problem.
• How parents can take control of the “internet situation” in their home and ensure their child’s safety.

Potential Story Angles:

• Top 5 Internet Safety Tips to Keep Children Safe.
• Internet Safety Expert shares easy tips parents can use to start an online safety conversation with their children.
• Internet Safety Expert reveals shocking new dangers facing kids today.
• Is your child safe online? Internet Safety Expert will join us and answer your questions.
• Are smart phones more dangerous to your child than your desktop computer?
• Internet Safety Expert will help us decipher the codes kids use to communicate online.
• Are predators targeting your kids? Internet Safety Expert will share the latest tricks criminals are using to go after your kids.
• What are your kids up to online? Internet Safety Expert will share the tell-tell signs that your child may be in danger.
• Find out which dangerous item in your kids pocket could make them the target of an online predator.

Potential Questions for Dr. Mike:

• In your view what is the single most dangerous aspect of our connected world today?
• What behavior should a parent look for that would signal their child might be in danger online?
• What are some of the “codes” that children use to communicate online?
• Do you feel that blocking and filtering software is effective and are there any you would recommend?
• What is it about the new smart phones that make them so dangerous?
• How can parents secure their child’s cell phone?
• What do parents need to know about security on facebook?
• How is social media changing how parents are keeping their children safe online?
• What are some of the most shocking ways predators target children online?

Easy tips Parents Can Use to Protect Their Children:

• How to talk to your child about online safety.
• Conversation starters parents can use to talk to their kids about online safety.
• Easy ways to use the internet as a learning tool to develop character, ethics, and integrity.
• A simple way to check what data is online about your child.
• Signs to look for that indicate your child is behaving improperly online.
• The 3 types of people online that you and your children must be aware of.
• 1 thing that you should never let children do online.
• A simple question that will positively effect your childs online behavior.
• Why children want online rules and structures and an easy way to provide those rules.

About Dr. Mike Thomson

Dr. Mike has a long and distinguished career that includes being a supervisor in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the renowned Mayo Clinic where he started Mayo’s first adolescent out-patient alcohol and drug service. Dr. Mike followed this up by opening and supervising their first ever adolescent in-patient unit.

Eventually Dr. Mike became the Director of Healthcare Centers in both Minnesota and Ohio. An original self-help pioneer, he went on to help open the first ever drug-alcohol treatment center in Europe, located in a little village outside of Stockholm, Sweden.

On top of that, this internationally admired speaker has also filled the roles of Adjunct Associate Professor with The Ohio State University (where he received his doctorate) and Ashland University.

Dr. Mike has recently founded NetSAFENow, an organization that is dedicated to giving parents the tools, resources, and education they need to ensure that their children are safe online.

He has shared his ground-breaking online safety tips and techniques with parents across the country and his talks have been heard by over 2 million (and growing) people worldwide making him a highly sought after speaker.

Press Contact:

Phone:(800)290-2482
Email: press@NetSafeNow.com