Youth voice is any way youth choose to represent themselves. Youth voice is shared through ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions that are expressed individually or collectively; for the benefit of themselves or others. Recently, I was leading a workshop for parents and youth on youth voice at home. During a brainstorming activity, the parents madeContinue reading “Fake Or Real Youth Voice?”
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Youth-Adult Relationship Spectrum
I have seen three primary ways adults relate to youth, no matter whether the relationship is parenting, teaching, or policing. The first way is over-permissiveness; the second is responsible; and over-restrictive. Before I explain these, its important to remind you that I’m an adult and these are my opinions; a young person and otherContinue reading “Youth-Adult Relationship Spectrum”
Mindsets for Youth Engagement
Many adults could engage youth effectively, but they can’t. Youth workers, teachers, parents, and others could because they see the problem, the cause, and directly observe youth disengagement when it happens. These same people can’t though, because they don’t think they can. Youth workers often believe they don’t have the authority, because their supervisors didn’t tell them they could.Continue reading “Mindsets for Youth Engagement”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 