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Replacing lectures with stories and a party with a rite-of-passage may help safeguard your teen during their crucial first years of driving.

Bellevue, WA., May 5– What parent of the new teen driver doesn’t have significant worries? The statistics are scary: one out of every five licensed 16-year-old drivers will be in a vehicle crash; over 4000 teen drivers will die of injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes.  At the same time that these fears loom, the teenager in question is less and less open to hearing a lecture about how to drive.

Any parent that wants to safeguard their teen as they enter this pivotal time in their young life will welcome the information provided in Licensed to Drive! Using the Power of Story to Instill Wisdom and Safety in the Next Generation of Drivers by Lynn Bieber, MS, MFT.

Telling stories is the oldest form of conveying information. It is a basic part of our human DNA to listen to stories and incorporate the messages within them into our thinking. By combining storytelling with a special event that acknowledges their transition to young adulthood, the stage is set to instill messages of love, concern, and driving wisdom. All of these combine to help safeguard the newly licensed teen driver when they are tempted to engage in unsafe driving.

In a similar vein, acknowledging an individual through a special rite of passage makes a far greater impression and stays with the individual and participants far longer than that which occurs with the usual party celebration. A rite of passage elevates the importance of both the honoree and the event. Everyone who participates in a rite enters into a covenant with those present, a covenant that recognizes the importance of the individual to the participants and the change in status of that individual.

Can a simple story save a life?  There are many actions parents will want to take to ensure their teen driver is prepared for the responsibilities and dangers they incur when they get behind the wheel. Arming them with the wisdom gleaned from generations of drivers in connection with a powerful rite of passage is one action they should consider making a family rite. Licensed to Drive! can help make that happen.

About the Author

Lynn Bieber has over 35 years of counseling experience, 33 years as a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in private practice. A teacher and trainer of other counseling professionals, she has taught Family Therapy and Group Process at the graduate level in local universities. Lynn has worked extensively in the fields of education, medicine, and business. Her entrepreneurial spirit has led her to develop a number of organizations that address special needs of the community. Her book, Licensed to Drive!, incorporates her years of professional experience, fascination with teens, and love of family into a practical, innovative rite of passage.

Lynn has been married to her husband, Stan, for 56 years and they have raised four children into adulthood. They have 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Their youngest son was killed in an automobile accident in 1989. His death is a constant reminder of the need to give families all the support they need to help teens become safe and responsible drivers.
To arrange a book signing or interview, contact Lynn at lynn@lynnbieber.com.

Publication Data: Licensed to Drive! Using the Power of Story to Instill Wisdom and Safety in the Next Generation of Drivers by Lynn Bieber, MS, MFT; Metacreative Press; Softcover, 72 pages, 5″ x 7″; $10.00; ISBN: 0-9796669-1-9.
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Lynn Bieber has over 35 years of counseling experience, 33 years as a licensed marriage family therapist in private practice. A teacher and trainer of other counseling professionals, she has taught family therapy and group process at the graduate level in local universities. Lynn has worked extensively in the fields of education, medicine, and business. Her entrepreneurial spirit has led her to develop a number of organizations that address special needs of the community.

The creation of the Licensed to Drive! party incorporates her years of professional experience, fascination with teens, and love of family into a practical, innovative rite of passage. 

Lynn has been married to Stan for 56 years and they have raised four children. They have six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Their youngest son was killed in an automobile accident in 1989. His death is a constant reminder of the need to give families all the support they need to help teens become safe and responsible drivers.

For a printed media kit: Licensed to Drive Printed Media Kit.

You can learn more about Lynn and her current activities by visiting her website: click here.

Connie has always been passionate about bringing forth the free expression of the joyous inner spirit in others and in herself.

Because she longed to help people find happiness and freely express their innate creative gifts, Connie studied extensively to expand her knowledge about empowering children and adults. She studied psychology at Boston University and California State University, where she earned her MA.

Her deep desire to work with children and to empower them led her to teach children of all ages in the public schools. She often worked with students who were considered “at risk”, loving and accepting their uniqueness and discovering how adults either limit or empower children through their interactions with them.

In working with these “at risk” youth, she learned many important principles and had the great joy of connecting deeply with her students. She has had many experiences of being profoundly touched, respected, admired, and loved by her students, which still bring tears to her eyes. The beauty and brilliance within children inspires her.

When Connie became a mother, she made two intentions her priority—nurturing her relationship with her son and supporting him to be the person he naturally wanted to be. She explored new dimensions in parenting and deepened her understanding of a child’s joyous inner spirit. She cherishes the honest, loving relationship she continues to share with her son Orion.

Today Connie shares the insights she has learned to nurture emotional wholeness in young people and to empower them to let their light shine brightly. She delights in teaching parents and educators how to read the manual their child and students came with and to find the joy and ease in relating with children.

Connie Allen, M.A
Family and Education Coach

For a printed media kit: Joyous Child Joyous Parent Printed Media Kit.

You can learn more about Connie and her programs and services by visiting her website: Joy With Children.

Nice work! There is much to be gained from this delightful book. - Jean Liedloff, author of The Continuum Concept

Joyous Child Joyous Parent is a swift antidote to decaying family relationships. Easy to read and implement, Connie’s book can help you and your children grow happily together. - Pat Farenga, author of Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling

In these chaotic times the last thing busy parents need is another oversized, complex how-to parenting manual that may or may not address their needs. What they do need is Joyous Child, Joyous Parent. Connie gives parents useful insights and ideas to help them connect emotionally with their children in a concise, easy-to-read, easy-to-use format. This simple book has something for all parents and all children! - Jeanna Lurie, Program Manager, Blossom Birth

Joyous Child Joyous Parent is filled with simple but powerful action steps that we can take to strengthen our connection with the children in our lives.” - Pam Leo, author of Connection Parenting

Connie’s insights into joyful relationships are gigantic, graceful, without judgment and inspiring. Each page is a deeply comprehensive mantra. I found myself reviewing my relationship with my 29-year old son, with my life partner, my colleagues and the 230 children I shepherd in our private elementary school. It takes no effort to put one or two pages into practice each day. The result is levitating.  - Gita Labrentz, Ph.D., Life-time Educator and Developer of Waldorf Schools, Academic Director Westside Waldorf School

A few minutes each day is all it takes to set the stage to a more joyous and fullfilling connection with your child—and your world. For this is not just about loving your child, it’s also about loving your self and your world. Whether you pause to reflect on just one of these pages for a few minutes daily, weekly, whenever—your relationship with your child and your life will be all the more joyful and fulfilling for it. - Meryn Callander, President and Cofounder Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children (aTLC)

Joyous Child, Joyous Parent is a quick read which offers solid help for parents. This book focuses on what parents can really control: their own response to their children, and shows how this approach can make a real difference in parenting. The format makes it easy for busy parents to incorporate this thoughtful approach into their everyday routine with their child. Parenting can be less work and more fun. - Rev. Margaret Marcuson, Marcuson Leadership Circle

Joyous Child Joyous Parent is an easy-to-grasp yet profound guide that stretches beyond parenting; it is a way of approaching life.  Connie has summed up 60 short insights of how we can shift our focus from struggle and move toward love and joy. It is a perfect reference for parents with children of all ages. - Mary M. Hart, ChildSpirit Institute, Director

This is a little gem of a book. For parents who are looking for away to enjoy their relationships with their children, this book can be used in several ways. You can give it a quick read-through, and immediately get the sense of how to jump out of recurring bouts of unsatisfactory interactions.  Although the ideas seem simple, they are profound in their basic message. The book gives an entirely new look at the role of parents.  It also offers an insight as to how to view previously irritating occasions as opportunities for enjoyable times.

As a reference for a specific difficulty you may be encountering, this book has many suggestions that are about ways of viewing things, and so take very little effort to put in place.

Anyone who interacts with children in any way can dabble in this book for general inspiration.  You can open any page and read something that is intriguing, something you even know about but have perhaps forgotten.  The ten top tips are so important it is amazing that they can be laid out so simply.

- Helen Hughes, Mother, Grandmother and Foster Mother, President of SANE, the Society for the Advancement of Non-coercive Education, Founder of Windsor House, a democratic, non-coercive, multi-age, parent-participation public school for 4 to 19 year olds.

Such a little book, Joyous Child, Joyous Parent, is chock full of wonderful ideas and suggestions for parents who recognize the importance of connecting with their children and want to reap the rewards of a rich parenting experience that enhances their lives and the lives of their children. - Marilyn Milos, Founder and Executive Director of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)

Joyous Child Joyous Parent is a delightful compilation of positive, practical wisdom for parents and children. Following these guidelines can help you give your best to your child. Nothing in our lives will ever be more important than our contributions to our children. - Kent W. Peterson, MD, Former Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine, Co-founder, Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children

Licensed to Drive! is a prescription for celebration and sanity. What a wonderful creative idea, celebrating this major event in young people’s lives and at the same time giving them support and counsel through a rite of passage that can make a life and death difference! - Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and The Blade and The Real Wealth of Nations

Licensed to Drive! is a unique and useful tool in the arsenal that parents need to manage the education of their teen drivers. Lynn concentrates on strengthening the ability of parents to communicate with their children at a critical time. By writing this little gem of a book, she has provided other parents with the benefits of her own hard-won wisdom. It’s a valuable roadmap for action. - Phil Berardelli, author of Safe Young Drivers: A Guide for Parents and Teens

The genius of this book is recognizing the need, creating a party-structure to fill it, and giving you and me a set of clear yet flexible instructions. With this slender book in hand, you’ll be able to plan and hold a Licensed to Drive! party for someone you care about, with a minimum of wasted energy. Bravo! - Doug Lipman, author of eTips from the Storytelling Coachnewsletter.

Don’t hesitate to do this! Share the wisdom and love of family and friends in this important rite of passage that launches your teens into adulthood. - Eileen Piersa, MSOD, MA and Steve Dahi, Certified Family Coaches and Parent Educators, www.WisdomCircles.com

As a high school teacher I see the joy in new driver’s eyes; and I have visited hospital rooms with kids who drove too fast. What a difference it would make if Licensed to Drive! was a part of every driver education program! Our teens would be empowered to be responsible; they’d be celebrated; and perhaps more of them would be alive. - Professor Jill Raiguel, MS, MFT, Cal Poly Pomona.

Lynn’s unique touch of playful blessing adds richness to the simple extended family meal as a way to transmit generations of experience, wisdom, and concern. Instead of anxious negative messages, the new teen driver is armed with a new badge of membership (that keychain) that belongs to a loving community and symbolizes an attitude of safety and responsibility. - Gail Gabriel, MFT

Lynn’s simple, effective, and fun system of providing a rite of passage for new drivers is clearly laid out in this book. Licensed to Drive! serves both those with deep religious convictions and those who are more secular in their outlook. Having worked with youth for more than two decades of my life I highly recommend using this book to bring supportive and instructive recognition to all new drivers. - Rev. William E. Nebo, Presbyterian Minister