Stephen’s new feature article appearing in the September/October edition of Camping Magazine, “No Retreat: Convening Communities of Caring in Times of Loss and Grief,” discusses the critical role of summer camps in responding to tragedies that occur outside of the summer camp setting. He draws on his own experiences as a director at Cape Cod […]
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This evening, Stephen and friends of CARE (Center for Adolescent Research and Education) will host the Second Annual CAREBBQ by the Beach. This educational event is designed to share information about the work CARE is doing around promoting favorable youth outcomes (such as positive identity formation, character development, leadership, civic engagement, social entrepreneurship, spirituality, conflict
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Stephen’s new column for TeenLife Media, “What We Can Do To Help Teens Face Mental Health Issues,” discusses new data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and includes programming information from the Jed Foundation, a collaborator at the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE). Other CARE collaborators, including the Clay Soper Memorial Fund,
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Stephen’s new column,”Unpacking Summer,” published by kidsinthehouse.com, explores the difficulty many young people experience leaving summer camp and returning to home and school. It shares tips for parents to help kids through this transition and features input from two campers, each teen leaders at the Cape Cod Sea Camps in Brewster, MA and student members of the
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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.
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The Parents League Review is an annual literary journal with articles on parenting and education. First published in 1968, it has included articles by T. Berry Brazelton, Ned Hallowell, Jane Healy, Michael Thompson, Wynton Marsalis, Leon Botstein, Jane Goodall and Alice Waters, together with articles by parents and educators in New York’s independent schools. The 2009 edition
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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
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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.
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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
Stephen’s new Psychology Today piece, “Warm Fuzzies – Camp Kindness Day, 2018,” highlights fundamental elements of experiential learning at camp, including kindness, gratitude, empathy and support. Camp Kindness Day was initiated by the American Camp Association (ACA) and KindnessEvolution. ACA is a collaborator at the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE).
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