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Mic Drop! Celebrating Creative Youth Development Mic Drop! Celebrating Creative Youth Development
Partnerships and Building Relationships / Program Design, Development, and Quality / Storytellers

Mic Drop! Celebrating Creative Youth Development

Kristin Stayer No Comments

One of my favorite parts of youth development and out-of-school time programs is when we provide spaces for students to CREATE. If anything, this past year and a half has unearthed the importance of providing healing spaces and room for self-expression. As youth development professionals, we can’t turn away from the fact that our students (and us!) have individually and collectively faced grief, turmoil, anger, confusion, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Take that in for a minute. It’s heavy...Read More

On-Site Staff / Opinion / Staff Leadership and Management

Social-Emotional Fitness: Neophobia vs. Neuroplasticity

Carlos Santini No Comments

“What were you thinking?!” “I can’t believe you did that!” These are just some of the favorite phrases of “disbelief” we like to use as adults when we come face to face with mistakes made by youth. I know this personally and professionally.  I have two daughters ages 7 and 11, and I will admit that these words have been a part of my “go-to” statements when trying to figure out what led to them messing up. When you understand the mental and emotional state of adolescence, the question referenced ...Read More

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Opinion / Staff Leadership and Management

Foiled: Lesson Learned!

Erika Petrelli No Comments

I went face-to-face this weekend with the single most evil thing in the face of parenting and humanity. The thing that makes you come face-to-face with your faults and imperfections, which reminds you that you are undeserving to even be taking up space in the room in which you are currently standing. The thing that tests you to your human limits. When I die, if I end up in hell, my particular level will have me wrangling this thing 24 hours a day. It answers to a few different names. Saran wrap....Read More