Youth Development

Michigan 4-H Youth Development offers resources to help youth development educators create and engage young people in fun, age-appropriate, experiential learning. 4-H also provides programs designed to help address the critical issues that young people face during out-of-school time.

Michigan State University Extension staff analyze and develop the research and knowledge base in order to provide professional development opportunities that expand and enhance program delivery and management skills. Extension also offers online access to research, educational resources and training and events to assist you and the people you work with.

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• Healthy risk-taking

  May 22, 2013 | Lisa Bottomley | Young people take risks for thrill and as part of normal development. How can you support healthy and positive risk-taking?

• Zzzz for health

  May 19, 2013 | Laura Anderson | Inadequate sleep can affect a person mentally, physically and behaviorally, creating health issues.

• International exchange programs: Preparing for the farewell

  May 16, 2013 | Jan Brinn | When a family opens their home and hearts to a youth in an International exchange program; preparing for the farewell can weigh heavy on the hearts. Here are some suggestions to prepare for the departure.

• Jump Into Foods and Fitness with youth

  May 15, 2013 | Michelle Neff | Looking for some fun hands-on activities to do with third through fifth graders on the topic of nutrition, fitness and food safety? Then the Jump Into Foods and Fitness (JIFF) curriculum is for you!

• Focus on the positive: An assets-based approach to youth mentoring

  May 5, 2013 | Lisa Bottomley | How you approach a young person makes a difference. This article explores how adults can build on youth strengths rather than focusing on problems.

• Home alone isn’t just a movie

  April 28, 2013 | Shannon Lindquist | Are you thinking it’s time to let your children stay home alone this summer? If you are, planning in advance is vital for this huge decision to work out for parents and children alike.

• Strategies to resolving conflicts in the workplace

  April 21, 2013 | Jodi Schulz | Have you ever experienced conflict in the workplace? Regardless of the reason the conflict occurs; it’s likely that the parties involved still need to come to work; therefore making workplace conflict essential to overcome.

• Character: A life skill to be learned

  April 21, 2013 | Michelle Neff | Youth develop character as they grow in life. As a human being, we all have choices to make which affect ourselves and others around us. Character is defined as ethics in action. Knowing the good and doing the good.

• Teen’s guide to labor laws

  April 18, 2013 | Kathy Jamieson | What kind of work can a teenager do? The answer to this question depends on the state, the age of the child, and the time of the year.

• Youth can learn interview skills to help secure jobs

  April 14, 2013 | Beverly Przystas | Tips and suggestions for when it is time for the interview.

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