Youth Resources

Youth Resources Weekly column

These few weeks are some of the most exciting for teens in our community. School is almost out, which means underclassmen become upperclassmen and seniors graduate.

Although I've never met them, I feel like I grew up with John Hall and Daryl Oates. One of my favorite Hall & Oates songs was their classic, "Do What You Want, Be What You Are." Many young people today ...

Youth Resources:Summer job advice for teens

There are 86,400 seconds in a day. That number seems so large, yet spring always roars in quickly at our agency with a flood of exciting youth development programming, projects, fundraisers and banquets as the semester comes to a close.

When I first started taking dance class at age 5, I would come home after class talking happily about my "honey" girlfriend. My mother was very confused about the girl I kept talking about. After some gentle questioning on her ...

It's legal, it's accessible, and it produces a high similar to that achieved from marijuana use. That is, at least for a few more months. It's K2, or Spice, and it's one of my worst nightmares as the program manager ...

Not a day goes by in our household that a sport isn¿t played or watched. Whether it is the Super Bowl or March Madness, a little league game or youth football game, professionals or hometown heroes, we are constantly cheering ...

All out-of-school youth development programming is prevention-based. Evansville is so fortunate to have multiple quality youth-development programs available to youths and families outside of the classroom. The underlying goal of all these fantastic opportunities is to increase students' self-esteem so ...

Today's children and teens are growing up in an era of always being on the go — to school, extra-curricular activities, part-time jobs or activities with friends. However, being busy does not equate to having a healthy and active lifestyle. ...

March signals the movement south for spring break as high school and college students wind down for a week of rest and relaxation. While many choose to stay at home, a large number of students plan vacations to exciting places ...

My father and I were recently having a discussion about memory. He mentioned that he had heard of a condition where a person has almost complete recollection of days. Of course, I had to find out more information. Hyperthymesia or ...

The source of Superman¿s power is the sun, and while your teen may not be as closely related to the Man of Steel as he or she sometimes believes, they may indeed share this attribute in common. You may have ...

Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana: Punxsutawney Phil has made his statement and yes, it looks like we'll have an early spring this year. If our favorite little rodent is correct, my children will be happy campers. I often joke that ...

My husband and I feel blessed to celebrate being parents for more than 26 years. During that time, we have witnessed quite a difference between our first-born's experiences (born in 1984) and our last (born in 1991). Children born between ...