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Reality Gap:
Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex-What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling
 Reality Gap, a book by SADD Chairman and CEO Stephen Wallace, 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 the tremendous contributions that many teens are making to their families, schools, and communities.
Combining stories from today's teens with original, groundbreaking research conducted by SADD, Reality Gap offers an intriguing analysis of the adolescent decision-making process and shares important conclusions.
Reality Gap is now available for $20 (a portion of the proceeds benefits SADD). Consider purchasing and donating Reality Gap to your school's library or media center or giving it as a gift to a friend, neighbor, coworker, or loved one. To order, contact Nicole Cheschi at SADD by phone at 877-SADD-INC ext 222 or by email at ncheschi@sadd.org.
For more information about Reality Gap, visit Stephen's or SADD's website.
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
 April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and what better time to get kids talking about the dangers of underage drinking? SAMHSA's Too Smart To Start website provides useful programs and strategies, downloadable materials, interactive games and exercises, and other resources to support youth, families, educators, and communities in responding to The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking. The site is divided into five categories: Tweens, Teens, Families, Educators, and Community Toolkit.  
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Breaking-Up is Hard to Do!
Ten tips for supporting your teens.
 As adults it is often difficult to stand by and watch as a teen we love and care about suffers through a break-up. There are concrete things you can do, however, that will make you feel less helpless, and hopefully, more hopeful.
Use the list to assess your current level of comfort and skill in talking to your teen about his/her relationship.
Remember, teens who have open and honest communication with their parents are more likely to make good choices.
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Keep Your Teens Safe on the Road!
Did you know that car crashes are the #1 killer of teens taking nearly 3,000 young lives annually?
Liberty Mutual Insurance has helpful, easy-to-navigate tools that can be found on Liberty Mutual's Teen Driving website . You'll find a Parent/Teen Driving Contract designed for families to jointly discuss responsible driving habits, and to customize mutually agreed consequences and rewards for behaviors such as cell phone use, text messaging, speeding, seat belts, alcohol and other drug use, and curfews. Additionally, the website provides state-by-state teen driving laws, practice permit tests, and interactive video demonstrations of safe driving techniques.
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Do You Know What Your Children Are Doing Online?
Teenagers spend a considerable a mount of time using technology that is new or even foreign to most parents. Read through the information for a glimpse into your teen's technology world and learn their jargon using this Teen Speak Cheat Sheet.
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