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Positive Youth Development

The Positive Youth Development competency equips volunteers to intentionally and appropriately apply the principles and best practices that result in the positive development of youth.

This includes:

Developing Life Skills
Leadership Skills
Understanding Ages & Stages of Youth Development
Empowerment of Others
Practicing Youth – Adult Partnerships
Ability to Motivate & Encourage Youth
Appreciating Diversity

4-H Club Officers HandbookInformation for each officer and a review for how the meeting went.
4-H Club Officers Make the MeetingInformation about the responsibilities of each officer, how to encourage and help them and how to elect.
Ages & Stages of 4-H Youth DevelopmentInformation about the stages of youth development and how to work with and connect with each age group.
Ages of YouthInformation about the various generations of youth, how to connect and work with them.
Benefits of Youth Adult Partnerships HandoutInformation and tips for starting and maintaining a mutually beneficial partnership.
Build CharacterInformation about character traits and how you can develop them in your youth through 4-H club activities.
Character Counts for 4-H ClubsInformation about what character counts is, the pillars: trustworthiness, respect, fairness, responsibility, caring and citizenship and activities for various situations to cover these with members.
Character Development in 4-HInformation on how various parts of 4-H can help to build life skills, how to foster those and ideas to engage members. Includes the four essential elements, citizenship, STEM and healthy living.
Critical Thinking ActivitiesInformation about critical thinking and activities for youth to promote it.
Enhance Their Social & Emotional DevelopmentInformation about what SED is and how 4-H can enhance it.
Helping You Help Officers and CommitteesWork book with information on how to foster leadership among the club leaders, work with each, run more efficient meetings and worksheets to plan meetings, know parliamentary procedure, etc.
Involving Teens as LeadersInformation on how to build relationships with youth and develop their leadership traits.
Meeting the Needs of Youth: Tips for 4-H LeadersInformation about how to create positive relationships with youth and meet the four essential elements.
Personal DevelopmentInformation for leaders and parents to understand development activities and tips appropriate for each maturity level.
Positive Competition and EvaluationVideo discussing how to encourage youth in a positive way.
Recognizing Your 4-H Members' AccomplishmentsTips on recognizing members and motivating them for future efforts.
Ten Things to Do to Keep Your SeniorsPower point with ways to engage your senior members.
Understanding & Working with YouthInformation about how different age groups develop, age appropriateness and tips on dealing with youth.
Valuing Differences, Celebrating DiversityWays to recognize and appreciate diversity in your clubs.
Youth-Adult PartnershipsInformation about these partnerships, how to foster and ways to utilize so they are mutually beneficial.

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