The Myth of Multi-Tasking and Why It’s Dangerous for Teen Drivers
The National Safety Council has created a series of articles and infographics about the myths of driving, the importance of defensive driving skills, and how distracted driving kills more teens in the United States than suicide. The brain is constantly functioning as...
Being Okay with Anger
Anger is a really uncomfortable emotion. I hate feeling it toward someone else, and I can hardly focus on anything besides wanting to fix things, when I know someone is mad at me. So I get it when a parent expresses distress about their kid being angry. Whether it’s a...
Later school start times reduce car crashes, improve teen safety
A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. Researchers analyzed motor vehicle accident statistics...