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 […]
Today, Wednesday, May 30th, Stephen will present a free webinar on the role of camp counselors as mentors on behalf of the Maryland Mentoring Resource Center, as a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Y. Stephen’s remarks will include information about his original research on Sense of Self, Positive Risk-Taking and Rites of
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Stephen, a parenting expert for NBC Universal’s ParentToolKit.com, contributed to a new article coaching parents on how best to talk with their children about mental health. NBCUniversal is a collaborator at the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE).
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Stephen’s new Psychology Today Column, “Love Is Louder,” celebrates May’s Mental Health Awareness Month and includes information about about an important campaign sponsored by the Jed Foundation, a collaborator at the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) and a quote’s from Jed’s medical director, Vic Schwartz, M.D.
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Stephen’s feature article for the May/June edition of Camping Magazine, “Happy Campers: A Counterintuitive Conversation About Youth Mental Health,” juxtaposes how young people often say they feel at camp as compared to other times of the year. It contains data from multiple sources, including the American Camp Association, Child Mind Institute and National Institute on
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On Saturday, April 28, in recognition of National Prescription Give Back Day, the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) and McCann Health, a CARE collaborator, will launch phase two of its youth prescription drug use campaign. This effort builds upon a short film released in December, includes a new campaign website and Facebook page,
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Stephen’s new podcast for Sunshine Parenting, “10 Benefits of Summer Camp for Teens,” discusses the proven effective outcomes of experiential learning by adolescents at summer camp. It includes research from the American Camp Association (ACA) and was based on Stephen’s recent column for TeenLife Media. ACA, Sunshine Parenting and TeenLife Media are collaborators at the
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During the week of April 16, Stephen will give three successive presentations to parents, faculty (and coaches) and students, respectively, at Tampa Preparatory School, in Tampa, FL. His themes will revolve around mentoring, empowerment and best positioning youth for lives of success and service.
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Stephen’s new LinkedIn column, “The Shelf Life of a College Application,” discusses the plight of those college-bound seniors not yet committed to a college of their choice and facing the upcoming National College Decision Day. It also offers some tips for parents about how best to help their children prepare for success.
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Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, “Hop, Skip and Jump – April marks Stress Awareness Month,” discusses the linkage between stress, anxiety, depression and suicide and includes data from the American Psychological Association.
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