Stephen is one of a group of professionals around the country asked to participate in a project being conducted by researchers at George Mason University. The professionals were chosen based on their expertise with teen drinking issues or who have particular insight about youth and teen cultures. The “Understanding Teen Drinking Cultures in America” research project is designed to gain a greater understanding of teen drinking. Using a scientifically-grounded approach, this project will gain an understanding of the culture surrounding teens’ use of alcohol. This project’s ultimate focus is upon WHO and/or WHAT might influence future youth decisions to decline alcohol. The research foundation and design represent an innovative strategy for understanding this issue. Blending both cultural anthropology and public health approaches, the research design incorporates multiple methodologies.The target population is adolescents under age 18, incorporating primarily youth of high school and late middle school age. The aim is to gain a better understanding of cultural influences and messages in a complex environment, with a focus upon the U.S. culture.
Funded by a grant from The Century Council, this independent research is guided by project co-directors, research staff, and a distinguished Advisory Panel. The research will provide periodic reports and papers, and will generate foundations for strategic approaches for affecting youth decisions in the future.
Succession offers “user’s guide” to small and family owned businesses through the stages of planning, employment. and ownership policies, shareholder meetings, family health emergencies, business planning, and alignment/engagement of employees. Covering both the positives and potential pitfalls inherent in the planning and implementation process, Succession represents a realistic roadmap to one of the more difficult periods of business ownership.
Stephen’s new book, IMPACT – An Introduction to Counseling, Mentoring, and Youth Development, offers insightful commentary on the important role of mentors in the lives of children and teens. While it specifically addresses camp counselors, it is equally relevant for all key youth influencers, including parents, teachers, and coaches. …
This is an important time in teenagers’ lives — when they will develop driving habits that can be good and bad. Parents need to take an active role in helping teens develop safe driving behaviors because teenagers are involved in more car accidents than any other age group. …
The Parents League Review is an annual literary journal with articles on parenting and education.
Child and Youth Development features eighteen articles that have been carefully selected from past editions of Camping Magazine, including Rites of Passage: Camp Pays Off in Youth Development, Happiness, Health, and Safety,” written by SADD Chairman and CEO Stephen Wallace. The contributing writers are recognized as authoritative voices in the field of child and youth development. Produced in cooperation with the American Camp Association. …
This new book gives high school students the inside scoop on figuring out who they are and where they want to go by offering teens the kind of comprehensive, down-to-earth advice they need and want. …
LOVE THAT BOY is a uniquely personal story about the causes and costs of outsized parental expectations. What we want for our children—popularity, normalcy, achievement, genius—and what they truly need—grit, empathy, character—are explored by National Journal’s Ron Fournier, who weaves his extraordinary journey to acceptance around the latest research on childhood development and stories of other loving-but-struggling parents. 
Reality Gap paints an alarming portrait of a modern-day adolescence filled with potentially deadly behaviors carefully hidden from the view of parents and other adults. But it is also a book about hope and inspiration, pointing to the incredibly powerful role that parents and other mentors can play in the lives of young people and highlighting the tremendous contributions that many teens are making to their families, schools, and communities. …