4H Youth Development

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4-H Youth Development

• Meeting the Needs of Youth
• Building Competencies in Youth

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Youth Development Conceptual FrameworkMeeting
Needs Building Competencies
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All Youth will find ways to

• 1) Meet their basic needs
• 2) Build skills and values
• 3) Use their skills, talents, energies and time
  in ways that make them feel good and powerful.

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All Youth Need

• To know they are cared about by others
• (Attachment Belonging)
• To feel and believe they are capable and
  successful
• (Achievement/Mastery)
• To know they are able to influence people and
  events
• (Autonomy/Power)
• To practice helping others through their own
  generosity
• (Altruism/Purpose)
• Fun and Stimulation

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Why is Meeting Youth Needs So Important?
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If Youth Needs are Met in Positive Ways
Youth develop characteristics most of us relate
to character...
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If Youth Needs are Met in Negative Ways
Unmet needs can become defining factors in the
lives of youth...
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If Need is Unmet
Some youth retreat or give up on getting needs
met...
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Meeting Youth Needs
If Youth Needs are Met in Positive Ways
If Youth Needs are Met in Negative Ways
Youth develop characteristics most of us relate
to character...
Unmet needs can become defining factors in the
lives of youth...
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The Circle of Meeting Youth Needs

• Youth characteristics and behaviors impact
  whether they will get needs met in new
  situations.
• Adult responses to needs impact development of
  characteristics and behaviors in youth.

Behavior or Characteristic Impacts Type of
Response
Need Met or Unmet
Response - Increases Characteristic or Behavior
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Meeting Youth Needs

• How do we do it?

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Learning Walkaround

• Select a specific developmental outcome or
  learning point
• Brainstorm a list of factors that promote its
  development
• Consider how to incorporate opportunities to meet
  needs as part of the context.