As a seasoned youth worker, I have met my share of “good kids”. You know, the ones who were excited to do activities and eager to please adults? Generally, they are excited at the right times, attentive when they’re supposed to be, and friendly almost all the time. I was not one of those kidsContinue reading “How to Start Engaging Children and Youth”
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Tall Pedestals for Old People
There’s a tricky space for adults as we grow up in our community work. Spending all these years working with children and youth, I’m treated with more respect than ever before. Young people quiet when I speak, and older people lean in to listen. My peers recognize the experience I have and the knowledge I’veContinue reading “Tall Pedestals for Old People”
Brand New Youth
We live in a rapidly changing time with brand new youth right now. More than ever before, young people are surging ahead in our society, creating great new realities that are vastly different from those of their parents and all the generations before them. This is happening right now. More youth are actively engaging in creating,Continue reading “Brand New Youth”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 