On Saturday, December 4th, nationally-recognized youth advocate Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed. will host a book signing at an open house to be held at the Cape Cod Sea Camps in Brewster, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the annual “Brewster for the Holidays” celebration. The signing will take place between 12 noon and 3:00 p.m. in the Camp’s Main Office Building at 3057 Main Street, off Route 6A, in Brewster. A portion of the proceeds from each book sale will benefit a local scholarship program available to Barnstable County residents.
Wallace serves as one of the resident camp directors and also oversees the many aspects of the camp’s teen leadership and staff training programs. He is a regular contributor to Camping magazine and serves on the advisory panel of Camp, the American Camp Association’s parent publication. In addition to his role in camping, Wallace serves as chairman and chief executive officer of SADD, Inc. (Students Against Destructive Decisions), adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Ida College, senior consultant at ML Strategies, LLC, and principal of Summit Communications Management Corporation.
Wallace writes and lectures widely on the subject of youth development and decision-making and has been recognized by the White House and the American Camp Association for his tireless work on behalf of the nation’s youth. Most recently, Wallace received Susquehanna University’s 2010 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award for his significant contributions in the youth health and safety field. His book, Reality Gap—What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling, was published in August, 2008, as a lead title by Sterling Publishing Company/Union Square Press.
Reality Gap arms adults with facts and practical strategies for working with teens to overcome the dangers of this difficult time of life. Here you’ll find advice for how and when to talk about drinking, impaired and risky driving, sex, drug use, depression, suicide, and bullying. Wallace also offers readers his five essential elements of successful communication and other valuable resources to which parents can turn. Reality Gap combines Wallace’s 30-plus years of experience working with young people and their families, with reliable Teens Today data collected by SADD and Liberty Mutual Insurance.
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. …