Stephen Wallace

Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, A Time Too Short – Helping Youth With Loss and Grief, provides information for parents and other caring adults to help young people who have lost a peer (or a parent) and includes links to a number of important resources.

A Time Too Short Helping Youth With Loss and Grief By Stephen Gray Wallace, M.S. Ed The loss of a young person, by accident or by design, devastates families, communities and institutions. It may also prompt a series of questions, some answerable and some not. One thing is for sure: parents and other caring adults

On Tuesday February 12th, Stephen presented at the American Camp Association (ACA) National Conference in Dallas (TX). His remarks, titled Let’s Be Friends, shared insights from a “paradoxical prevention” anti-bullying curriculum he developed.

In The Fierce Urgency of Now – A nation’s need to protect its youth, Stephen cites new research revealing an increasing number of teens who report that their parents allow them to use alcohol.

Stephen participated in a segment today for HuffPost Live (live.huffingtonpost.com) on the new bill in Colorado that would allow parents to buy drinks for their kids 18 and older at restaurants.

In Tag Team, Stephen discusses the powerful role parents continue to play in their childrens’ decision-making even after they’ve left for college.

Stephen provides comment on new research released today from the Center for Adolescent Research and Education (CARE) at Susquehanna University. The data, collected in partnership with SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions, address the behaviors of first year, first semester college students and point to a path for prevention.

In Camp or College?, Stephen writes about the Hobson’s Choice many camp families face as their children become teens.

Stephen provides commentary on teen holiday driving in a new article, Communities That Care – Urge teens to safey ring in new year, appearing in the Centre Daily Times.