"Hey Kid, Help Me Raise My Kids!" Vanessa Van Petten, Voice of the New Net-Generation Starts Speaking Tour
Vanessa Van Petten, author of "You're Grounded! A book by a teen for teens and parents" and creator of RRules. com has started her speaking tour.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 25, 2007
Vanessa Van Petten, author of "You're Grounded! A book by a teen for teens and parents" and creator of RRules. com has started her speaking tour.
"Parents need to know what's going on behind their teenagers' slammed bedroom doors."
Are doctors and psychologists out of touch with the current issues and problems facing teens? "Adults may have the answers, but how can parents know what questions to ask when approaching their teenagers on issues like keeping their curfew and finishing their homework", says Van Petten. Parents are frustrated that teenagers aren't listening and teenagers are angry that they are not being heard. Van Petten has set out to change this destructive cycle.
Van Petten watched many of her friends in high school and college ruin their lives with drugs and alcohol. When she learned that her friends' destructive behavior stemmed from poor relationships with their parents, she dedicated her life to helping the Generation Y mend relationships at home, find safe activities and have fun without drugs. "By helping establish stronger relationships during teen years", Van Petten believes, "we will have healthier and happier adults."
Van Petten's speaking engagements have appealed to a great variety of people. Van Petten is booked to speak at events varying from the Jewish Federation Portland to Los Angeles Private School Parent groups who want a teenage perspective on reaching their kids. Teen groups, young entrepreneurs and high school students want to hear how to compromise with their parents and how the net-generation of tech-savvy users can capture the power of the internet. Companies who want to know how to market their brands and products to teenagers are interested in Van Petten's experience running RRules. com--a site that follows current teen pulses and trends, as well as the daily issues faced by parents.
About "You're Grounded!":
Van Petten conducted over 700 of interviews in high school with teens, parents and teachers to write "You're Grounded!" and uses this research along with personal anecdotes of her own 'groundings' to help parents and teenagers close their communication gap.
About RRules. com:
Van Petten launched RRules. com--an online editable parenting and teen guide written by the users themselves. Van Petten says, "RRules could be described as a Wikipedia for parents and teens, a type of community parenting." The best part of the site? Van Petten highlights the anonymous voting feature where the results are displayed by percent of teens and parents who agree. Parent users can better understand what their teens think about house rules, the "sex talk" or the high school prom. By voting on topical teen issues, writing articles and entering discussion forums, teens can anonymously express themselves and collaborate with peers as well as anonymous parent figures.
For more information on Van Petten's speaking events contact publicity @ rrules. com www. VanessaVanPetten. com www. rrules. com
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