News and Updates

Stephen’s new feature article for Camping Magazine, “A Cautionary Tale: How to Handle the Hookup Culture at Camp,” focuses on the unique challenges faced by camp directors in the age of the hookup culture. This is the second in a two part series. The first article, “It’s Complicated,” appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of […]

Stephen’s new column on teen driving, Reality Gap Redux, is featured on NBCUniversal’s Education Nation’s ParentToolKit.com site. It stresses the importance of going back to the basics in teaching safe driving practices.

Stephen’s new column for Psychology Today, Storm Rising – Adolescents stand as harbingers of hope amid times of trouble, discusses a developmental dilemma posed by terrorist acts as well as very good news about Generation Z!

Stephen’s new column for kidsinthehouse.com, Why CARE?, focuses on youth decision-making and the tipping point between positive outcomes and negative risk behaviors. It also explores adolescent mental health and civic engagement.

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance have released new teen driving research revealing a need to get back to safety basics when it comes to such behind-the-wheel behavior as speeding, lack of seatbelt sue and driving with more than three passengers in the car. The study also points to a significant disconnect

On Thanksgiving day, Stephen reposted his Thanks for Thanksgiving column in Psychology Today.

On Monday, November 16th, Stephen conducted two presentations at Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City, Missouri. His morning talk with students, “Building Your Legacy” focused on personal decision-making and leadership. The evening presentation, “Pillars of Success – A Blueprint for Parents” discussed Stephen’s work around Sense of Self, Rites of Passage, Positive Risk-Taking and

Stephen recently published a version of his column, Tired Eyes, with The Huffington Post.  Tired Eyes explores an epidemic of drowsy driving by young people through the prism of an “always on” and “fear of missing out” lifestyle.

Stephen’s new column, Tired Eyes, for kidsinthehouse.com focuses on recent research from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance. The data reveal the extent to which an “always on” and “fear of missing out” (FoMO) lifestyle among teens is depriving them of much needed sleep and the dangerous drowsy driving that can result.

Stephen weighed in on the relationship between failure, resiliency and youth suicide in a new piece from TeenLife Media, Letting Your Kid Fail Could Help Prevent Teen Suicide.  The piece also references research from SADD and Liberty Mutual Insurance and the work of The Resilience Project at the University of Chicago. TeenLife Media is a