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Youth Friendly Communities
Keep youth stimulated
Keep youth engaged
Keep youth in communities
Youth Development in Ontario
What is Youth?
What is Youth Development?
Five Competencies for Youth
Physical Social Emotional Intellectual Ethical
Growth of YD in Ontario
Youth Programming Youth Staffing Youth Engagement Youth Training
Specialized Initiatives
Provincial Consortium on Youth in Recreation
MBA Symposium SPRYNT Intentional Youth Development
Specialized Initiatives
Play Works
Do It Yourself Youth Friendly Communities
What are the Developmental Needs of Youth?
Positive interactions with peers/adultsMeaningful participationMastery and achievement
What are theDevelopmental Needs of Youth?
Creation expression Self-definition Physical activity Structure and clear limits
Principles of Healthy Child Development*
Caring adult Friends Participation Mastery Play* HIGH FIVE A Quality Standard of Parks and Recreation Ontario
Differences in Child Friendly and Youth Friendly Approaches
Caring Adult vs. Positive Interactions w Adults Friends vs. Positive Interactions w Peers Participation vs. Meaningful Participation Mastery vs. Mastery and Achievement
Differences in Child Friendly and Youth Friendly Approaches
Play Vs Creative Expression, Self-definition, and Physical ActivityNew Area: Structure and Clear Limits
What’s different? Adolescence…the transition from childhood to adulthood
childhood pre-adolescence adolescence adulthood
-most critical brain development-language-socialization-attachment-learning
-2nd critical period-identity-life-long habits/values-inquiry and exploration - specialization
- complex social roles- generativity
Programming implications
Child
• Participant• Broader range of
interests• Seeks adult approval• Play as central• Adult as leader
Youth
• Engagement• Special interests• Seeks peer acceptance
and adult recognition• Need for growth and
learning through play• Adult as ally, mentor,
facilitator, etc.
Youth Friendly Communities – Good Practices
YAA-MAN (Youth Alliance of Manitoulin)
• Mandate re: tobacco use prevention; youth teams
• Questioned existing rules/norms
• Youth-led initiative• Supported all 7
developmental needs
Chatham-Kent Skatepark
• “no expertise” required• Youth council structure
responsive to community needs
• Opportunities for learning throughout
• Youth-led• Supported most of the
developmental needs
Do It Yourself
A Demonstration ProjectOver 200 Applicants22 Funded Projects20 Successful Projects
Do It Yourself
Djembe Club – Fort FrancesLYNX – Smooth Rock FallsNSL – LondonArt Show – PeterboroughTeen Scene Action Group - Ottawa
Who We Are….
Marion Price, CAE
Parks and Recreation Ontario / Play Works
416-326-7065 [email protected]
Ian Edward
Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Clubs
416-925-2243 x 22 [email protected]
Yvette Munro
York University
647-225-5941 [email protected]
