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Kids Who Outwit Adults by John Seita & Larry Brendtro. Discloses the logic behind troubled and defiant acts and strategies to reach adult-wary youth. [12] No Disposable Kids by Larry Brendtro, Arlin Ness, & Martin Mitchell. Challenges the notion that any child is unable to be helped and shares strategies based on research and cases. [13]
Lerner and colleagues write: "The goal of the positive youth development perspective is to promote positive outcomes. This idea is in contrast to a perspective that focuses on punishment and the idea that adolescents are broken". [16] Positive youth development is both a vision, an ideology and a new vocabulary for engaging with youth ...
Sandy Hook Promise provides support for school culture change and youth leadership development to schools and youth-serving organization in the United States. With a model similar to Students Against Drunk Driving , SAVE Promise Clubs are student-led organizations within elementary, middle, and high schools focused on fostering social inclusion ...
In addition to Richard Louv's book, Last Child in the Woods, other books written by the Children & Nature Network board of directors include Coming Home: Community, Creativity and Consciousness by Cheryl Charles, Toddlers, and Families: A Framework for Support and Intervention by Marti Erickson, and Children and Nature: Psychological ...
In 2019, Girls on the Run was recognized as a featured Bright Spot organization in the U.S. Health and Human Services' National Youth Sports Strategy. [10] Additionally, in 2020, Girls on the Run has had the privilege of being selected to serve as a U.S. National Youth Sports Strategy Champion [ 11 ] and was a finalist for the prestigious ...
Youth participating in 4-H, a youth empowerment organization primarily in the United States. Within the United States there are countless empowerment programs for youth. Urban 4-H is a culturally responsive, community-based practice that authentically engages families, youth and the community in the development of youth. [17]
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The term "sports-based youth development program" was coined in 2006 at a summit sponsored by Harvard University's Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR), Positive Learning Using Sports (PLUS), and the Vail Leadership Institute. SBYD programs were defined as programs that “use a particular sport… to facilitate learning and ...