Discover the secrets of modern day parenting! * Is there a "socially acceptable excuse" your kids can use to reject the peer pressure (that doesn't go away and often gets worse) when they initially say "NO" to drugs? * Is there a way to know what your kids are REALLY doing and who they are doing it with in chat rooms, social media sites and email online? * Is there a way to create an "early warning system" that automatically tells you if or when your teens are driving irresponsibly or going places they shouldn't? * Is there an easy way to repair the parent - child bond of trust once your teen has broken it? * Are there parenting tools, technologies and strategies that make it possible for parents to keep up with the lives of their children and "be there" (electronically or personally) when their kids need them most? The answers to all these questions is YES and this book is designed to help parents of troubled teens, grandparents of at risk youth and parents of model teenagers who want to keep them safe and out of trouble as well.
Author Biography:
Mason Duchatschek is a co-founder of TestMyTeen.com, a #1 Amazon.com best-selling author and keynote speaker. He has spoken to thousands of teachers, school administrators, school resource officers, school board members, police chiefs, detectives, parents, counselors, teens, and even a few drug dealers, about drugs, peer pressure, addiction, and the culture that surrounds it. His drug prevention ideas have been featured on CNBC, Fox News, and CNN. Stories about his strategies have appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He has also been a frequent guest on radio programs across the United States and Canada. As a teenager, Sean Mulroney was addicted to drugs and alcohol. He was first exposed to them at the age of six, and by the time he was thirteen years old, he was involved heavily in both drugs and alcohol. He watched many of his friends die young from drinking and driving, drug overdoses, and suicide. It took many years and the help of trusted adults for him to overcome his addictions. He is the president and founder of the nonprofit organization Teens of America. Teens of America was created to educate America's youth on the dangers of bullying, drug and alcohol abuse, peer pressure, and suicide. His radio show reaches audiences in thirty-five states and has recently expanded to Ireland, France, Israel, England, and Canada. Tina Meier is the founder of the Megan Meier Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in St. Charles, Missouri. She is a keynote speaker and internationally recognized expert on bullying, cyberbullying, internet safety, conflict resolution, the roles of parents and educators, sexting, and suicide awareness and prevention. Tina and her staff have reached over 172,000 students, parents, and educators in 193 communities and thirty-two states. Tina has continued to spread her message and her daughter Megan's story through national and international media appearances such as network television stations, radio, news magazines, and syndicated talk shows. She also accepted a presidential invitation to attend the 2011 White House Anti-Bullying Conference, presented at the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug-Free Schools National Conference in Washington, D.C., and served as a consultant during the production of the ABC Family movie Cyberbully.
