Mar 16 2010
Stacey’s “Get Ready to Learn Mom” Guest for 3/17 is Youthologist, Vanessa Van Petten
Vanessa Van Petten, teen author of the parenting book “You’re Grounded!,” writes RadicalParenting.com along with 60 teen writers, ages 12-20 to help parents and adults get an honest and open view into the world and mind of youth.
Van Petten, now 24, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emory University in May of 2007, the same month, her book “You’re Grounded!” launched and was named in the “Top 5 Hottest Books” on Amazon it’s first month.
- Her site contains thousands of articles, videos, screencasts and live chats with Van Petten, teen writers and trendsetters from 34 different coutnries to offer parents a window into the daily lives of their teen and tween kids. She shows parents how to talk with their screen-obsessed net generation children about everything: including safely using Facebook, smoking pot, High School dances, oral sex, and gives them tips from actual teens. “If parents don’t understand what is really going on for their kids, how can they expect to have a good relationship…or even make relevant rules?”
- Van Petten is now on an international speaking tour and was chosen as one of the top 100 Bloggers to watch by Women’s Magazine.
- Radicalparenting.com is read by thousands of teens and parents daily. In January 2009 she spoke at the Consumer Electronics Show at the session “Teens and Social Networking.”
- She was featured on CNN, CBS 4 Miami and Fox 5 New York and has been in the Wall Street Journal, Teen Vogue, MSN Money, Good Housekeeping Online, Atlanta Insite Magazine and the World Journal. She has been an expert on Playboy Radio, KBUR, WCOJ Philadelphia and more for giving a young perspective on awesome parenting.
Vanessa’s Mission Statement: To improve parent-teen relationships by providing them with new perspectives, stories and neutral places to communicate. This wi” help families insti” values and build strong relationships that promote healthy attitudes and lifestyle behaviors in this generation of young adults.
Vanessa’s Other Projects: Teen Speakers Bureau, Youth Focus Groups, Private Social Networks for Parent and Teen Bloggers and a Webinar Series for Both Kids and Parents.
Contact Vanessa Van Petten, 310.702.8886, www.Radicalparenting.com email: publicity@radicalincorporated.com
