Tuesday November 27th, would have been the 16th birthday of teenager Amanda Todd.

Unable to cope following years of on-line bullying, the B.C. teenager committed suicide earlier this fall, producing a global outcry.

A digital parenting expert and the co-founder of everloop.com, a safe social media platform specifically developed for children has some free advice for concerned mom’s and dad’s.

Hillary Decesare says parents need to take a more active role in their child’s cyber world.

Decesare tells 660News, parents should establish their own accounts on the various social media websites, which would give them a better idea of what’s going on.

She also says if you are paying for your child’s smartphone or internet bill, you have every right to ask to check on their activity.

The woman was was recently invited to participate in a White House Conference on bullying says parents need to establish what she calls on-line contracts with their children, as soon as they are given an electronic device.