| Otto Ginsburg, an adolescent medicine specialist at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Parent involvement really matters. Positive rule-setting can also increase the odds a teen will wear a seatbelt and lessen the likelihood of talking or texting on a cell phone while driving. Both studies were sponsored by State Farm Insurance.
Active parenting can save teenagers' lives," said Dr. The first study looked at the association between. "Parents who give rules, set boundaries and monitor those boundaries with warmth and support can have a really dramatic effect on teen driving safety." Ginsburg is the lead 28. Sign Up for MedicineNet Newsletters. Crib Mattress Safety
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