Source # 8

Source # 8- S.A.D.D.’s Contract For Life

Summary-

            S.A.D.D.org is a national organization that I used in a previous blog entry where it is described more thoroughly. This section however is very different from the one that simply lists of statistics. S.A.D.D.’s contract for life is a written up deal to print off and sign between a guardian and teenager. This contract outlines very vaguely different bad situations that teenagers can end up in and need a way out. The contract states that if both parties sign, the parents agree to withhold questioning, anger, and any signs of being upset until a later date when the situation has cooled down. This however can only work if the teenager agrees to sign their portion, which states that if they are ever in a sticky situation, of any kind, they will not hesitate to call their parent or guardian to relieve them from the situation. These two combined will both help parents to think punishments through before dishing them out, and the teenager can thing of a crafty apology for being stupid. This was not only a great source for me to use, but it provided me with an entire solution.

             

Evaluation-

            S.A.D.D. is a great organization with a clear biased view of teenagers making bad decisions as an almost inevitable issue. While I do feel slightly offended by that outlook I understand that I am the exception to the rule. They provide great things to try and help save thousands of lives each year. They have a great reputation from where I stand considering my high school had a S.A.D.D. group and a representative from the organization came to talk to us. This is one simple point, and a good one at that. While it may seem a little unbelievable to teens or parents, there is no harm in trying it out.

Source-

"SADD Contract for Life." Welcome to SADD. 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.