Lizzy & Nat welcome aj (they/them) to discuss early childhood approaches and how they can be used across various developmental stages.

Lizzy and Nat welcome Lindsay (she/her) to discuss one of the hardest parts of being a youth worker - death and loss in the professional realm.

Nat stops by to explain the show's hiatus and share some resources for having difficult political conversations with youth.

How Should Staff and Mentors Discuss the Recent U.S. Election with Youth: Leading Experts have Answers

Lizzy and Nat welcome Dr. E Chico (they/them) to discuss the goals of, obstacles to, and strategies for collecting Youth Feedback and evaluating programs in a meaningful way.

Lizzy & Nat discuss the "Storming" stage of Group Development and important considerations to hold before, during, and after.

Lizzy & Nat discuss the meaning of "buy-in" in youth programming and how group leaders can increase engagement and participation.

Lizzy shares her experience running summer programming for high school youth and Nat & Lizzy discuss the particular challenges and joys of youth programming during the summer season.

Lizzy and Nat welcome Jess Levine (she/her) to share best practices and considerations when working with youth participants with various social abilities.

Our very first guest, William Collier (he/him), joins Lizzy & Nat to talk about setting boundaries with young folks - especially as a new youth development professional.

Lizzy shares one of her favorite tools in thinking through expectation-setting with young people.

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