Youth Development Consulting LLC offers expert training and consulting for before and after-school programs, camps, and other youth serving organizations.
Dr. Zach Mural is a professional educator, trainer, and consultant who has over twenty years of youth development experience having worked as a camp director, camp counselor, YMCA branch and program director (supervising after-school programs, teen center, and camps), after-school staff member, and multi-site after-school supervisor. Zach has a Masters degree in Youth Development and a Ph.D. in Ed
02/05/2018
Happy to share my latest PRB column about how to manage some common fears experienced by youth development professionals!
Squash It! 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.
The Trouble With Labels 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
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.
Tell it Like it Is! 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
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
Afterschool Alliance on Twitter “. 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
Zach Mural on Twitter “My latest article about using science in our work with youth! https://t.co/0YjgS8mPmY”
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
Zach Mural on Twitter “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
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”?