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Reality Gap provides parents with tools for approaching these issues and Wallace's encouraging message is that parents can help their children make better, and safer, decisions if they talk with them - and do so early. 3 people found this helpful. got an A on the paper plus will hold onto it for my @ risk teen program.

Beliefs About Availability and Opportunity of Drugs and Alcohol to Teens. 27. Emotional Effects of Sex.

Wallace highlights the myths and rationalizations of teens and adults that help fuel the reality gap:, The myth of improbability: It's not going to happen to my kid. , The myth of inevitability: She's a teenager, of course, she's going to drink. The myth of irrelevancy: I'm the parent, he's not going to listen to me. , The myth of invincibility: I'm young, I'm healthy, I'm not going to get hurt Beliefs About Availability and Opportunity of Drugs and Alcohol to Teens. 41.

strong media contacts, professional affiliations, and extensive speaking platform "Reality Gap" promises to be the go-to book on a vital topic.

Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex-What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling Growing up isn't what it used to be-it's more difficult and more dangerous. With Wallace's strong media contacts, professional affiliations, and extensive speaking platform "Reality Gap" promises to be the go-to book on a vital topic.

When Wallace asks teens what their parents could do to discourage drinking, the answers were surprisingly simple . Wallace S. Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex-What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling, Union Square Press, 2008

When Wallace asks teens what their parents could do to discourage drinking, the answers were surprisingly simple: Talk to us. Teens say they want to know what their parents think and how they make decisions. Punish us. Teens who break rules typically wait to see what happens. If there are no consequences, the rules don’t matter. Limit overnight visits. Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex-What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling, Union Square Press, 2008. Rachel Fleissner, MD, member of the workgroup on consumer issues, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychology.

Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex-What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling. Most Popular Documents for ENG. New York : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 2008.

Reality gap : alcohol, drugs and sex - what parents don't know and teens aren't telling Stephen Wallace. Reality gap : alcohol, drugs and sex - what parents don't know and teens aren't telling Stephen Wallace. Defining the reality gap: all may not be what it seems Epidemic Risky business Hormones and hobgoblins Conspiracy of silence Weapons of mass persuasion What they learn from us Breaking down barriers Communication counts Reason to believe Lessons learned. Rubrics: Teenagers Drug use Alcohol use Sexual behavior.

Age-based decision points are provided as guidelines for im-proving the communication between adults and teenagers.

By letting your daughter know about some of your own social struggles and how you persevered, you will help her to find the confidence she'll need in this new situation. Encourage her to find an adult mentor.