By Sameera Ahmed and Maha Ezzeddine American Muslim youth struggle with a flux of developmental, social, cultural, and religious factors that can propel them toward negative attitudes and behavior that impede their development. This paper explores the challenges identified by
A Mentor’s Guide to Youth Development
What Is Youth Development? Youth development is an approach to working with youth that believes they are best able to thrive when they are supported across all sectors of the community—by individuals, family, schools, youth agencies, faith organizations, community governance,
Why Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse Don’t Disclose
As the recent HBO documentary Leaving Neverland so powerfully demonstrated, many adults have yet to tell anyone that they were sexually abused as a child—not their partners, not their friends, not their family members, not even their therapists. Many of us are
Adolescent Development
If adolescents and youth are in a safe and supportive environment that supports inclusive strategies and policies, then they will be empowered, and build successful societies. Click here to learn more
The Developmental Relationships Framework
Young people are more likely to grow up successfully when they experience developmental relationships with important people in their lives. Developmental relationships are close connections through which young people discover who they are, cultivate abilities to shape their own lives,
6 Factors of Grandparent-Grandchild Closeness
Have you ever wondered how some grandparents manage to have close relationships with their grandchildren and others do not? It’s not a mystery. Research has uncovered the secrets, but they are still unknown to many grandparents. Read more at verywellfamily.com
The Anatomy of an Eating Disorder
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40 Developmental Assets®
The 40 Developmental Assets® framework was created by Search Institute consisting of preventative measures, positive experiences, and qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. These assets are protective factors that have been consistently shown, by research,
There Is No One Known Cause of Eating Disorders
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What Today’s Teen Girls Need to Hear From Their Parents
Twenty-five years ago Dr. Mary Pipher’s seminal book Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Our Adolescent Girls was released. The book, which was built on Pipher’s own experiences being a family and child therapist, explores the difficulty of growing into adolescence as