Youth Development Consulting

02/05/2018

Happy to share my latest PRB column about how to manage some common fears experienced by youth development professionals!

Too often, park and rec or youth-development professionals become inadvertently paralyzed by fear, and programs and participants suffer. While apprehension and fear are perfectly normal feelings,

12/07/2017

My latest PRB column is online! Check it out for my take on how we think about kids in our youth programs.

We live in a time when the terms “normal” and “abnormal” are used far too often to describe the news, politics, and, unfortunately, even our young people. While the idea that some terms

11/14/2017

Looking forward to presenting about motivation for young children and ECE staff @ NAEYC Conference, Thursday morning at 10! Hope to see you all there!

10/04/2017

7 Truths of successful early childhood and youth programs.

If you’ve read my columns in the past, you might remember me quoting a presenter I saw several years ago at a conference (unfortunately, I remember the statement but not the

08/15/2017

08/02/2017

Are you looking for ways to increase participation in your youth programs? Check out my latest PRB column for some free/low cost tips!

http://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/2017/7/get-something-for-nothing-or-very-little

No matter what types of programs you offer for youth, parents are the best marketing tools. Whether at the grocery store, on the sidelines, or on social media, parents listen to other parents

06/06/2017

This is one of the times that those responsible for our educational systems still have some learning to do.

https://twitter.com/afterschool4all/status/872106072185733120

“. just claimed that there's no evidence that . Once again, that's just not true. https://t.co/gsDBZDkSxd”

05/30/2017

Check out my most recent PRB article about using science to guide your work with young people!

https://twitter.com/youthdevconsult/status/869557931934707712

“My latest article about using science in our work with youth! https://t.co/0YjgS8mPmY”

04/26/2017

Do you need help finding the perfect camp experience for your child? If so, check out my recent article in the Bristow Beat for some helpful tips!

https://twitter.com/youthdevconsult/status/857233572306059267

“Looking for the best camp for your kids? Check out these helpful tips! https://t.co/qkrG5fiVtF”

04/25/2017

Check out my latest Parks and Rec Business columns on the power of pretending and engaging preschoolers!

http://www.youthdevelopmentconsulting.com/new-blog/

https://twitter.com/youthdevconsult/status/856878333166006272

12/09/2016

Wanted to share my latest Parks and Rec Business column on professional collaboration for youth development programs.

http://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/2016/11/learn-to-share

How many times have you learned about something happening in your program, department, or community and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish someone would have talked to me before they made that choice”?