NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHOR, PARENT ADVOCATE AND FAMILY INTERNET SAFETY ADVOCATE
Welcome to the official site of Sue Scheff. After a harrowing experience trying to find help for her own daughter in 2001, she founded Parent’s Universal Resource Experts and has since assisted over 50,000 families with their own teens. In 2003 she become a target of an online smear campaign. She fought back by taking her assailant to court and winning a landmark case for Internet defamation and invasion of privacy for $11.3M.
Today Sue Scheff speaks frequently on the importance of online reputation, public shaming and the rise of incivility. She has been featured on numerous media outlets including The Today Show, ABC News, CBS Morning Show, CNN, Fox News and more. Sue is also a regular contributor for Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Today Show Parents, NBC Education Nation, Washington Post, Orlando Sentinel, Parentology and more.
Sue Scheff has three published books. Her latest, Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate (Sourcebooks, 2017) with Melissa Schorr, features a foreword by Monica Lewinsky. Her second book, Google Bomb (HCI, 2009), with a foreword by Michael Fertik and co-authored by the late Internet attorney, John Dozier, tells the story of how she won the $11.3M online shaming landmark case in Florida and recovered from Internet disaster. Her first book, Wit’s End: A Parent’s True Story (HCI, 2007), details how deceptive the teen-help industry can be and shares how Sue created her organization that has since helped thousands.
Sue has been sharing her story and empowering audiences across the country at speaking engagements. Today your online reputation is the first impression people have of you — it can literally change the direction of your career, job and your life, as well as your teen’s college choice.
Learn more about the topic’s Sue can discuss at your next event.
Sue’s area of expertise
Shame Nation:
The Global Epidemic of Online Hate
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Preventing & Overcoming Online Shame
Listen to Dr. Robyn & Sue Scheff
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Wit’s End by Sue Scheff
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Dr. Oz recommends Shame Nation book
Help Your Teens
Sue Featured on Aftershow: Internet Ruined My Life
Shame Nation Podcasts
- Nomberg Law Live with Sue Scheff
- Gary Cannon & Patrick Keane Discuss Oops Moments with Sue Scheff
- Mitch Jackson Streaming Lawyer
- Talk To Kids About Preventing Online Shame with Dr. Robyn Silverberg
- CPI: The New Normal, Online Shaming
- The Tub: Online Shaming with host Jay Eitner
All podcast interviews with Sue Scheff
Speaking Engagements
Sue Scheff’s Articles
- Does My Teen Need A Therapeutic School
- How to Reduce Screen Time & Improve Health
- How Screen Time is Harming Teens’ Mental Health
- Interview with Sue Scheff
- The Real Crisis of Teen Mental Health
- 5 Ways to Cope with Internet Fatigue
- Emotional Impact of Social Media on Teens
- The People Behind Online Trolling, Shaming & Cancel Culture
- Dealing with Adult Bullying During COVID-19
- What Parents Can Learn From Paris Hilton’s Experiences in Residential Therapy
- Preventing Your Teen From Becoming A Cyberbully
- Help Your Teen Develop A Healthy Relationship with Technology
- Back to School: Getting Help for Good Teens Making Bad Choices
- Bullying, Suicide and Youth
- How Your Behavior During COVID19 Will Affect Your Future
- Let’s Not Make Public Shaming Part of Social Distancing
- Help! My Teen is Sexting!
- How Cyberbullying Can Affect Your Dating Life
- Adult Cyberbullying Is More Common Than You Think
- 3 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Build Cyber-Muscle
- Social Graces: Go Ahead and Look Up Your Child’s Teacher Online
- What Freshman Need to Know
- Risk of Posting On Social Media While Under the Influence
- Why I Gave My 10 Year-Old Granddaughter A Cellphone
- Why Shaming Teens Should Be Part of Parenting
- Why Removing Your Teens’ Devices Doesn’t Always Work
- Why Online Shaming Shouldn’t Be A Parenting Tool
Florida Times Union features Sue Scheff
St. Johns County author: We live in a ‘Shame Nation’ by Matt Soergel
Sue’s CPI: Clicking With Compassion in an Age of Cruelty & Trolling
Sue’s Video Clips