What supports would have helped ease your transition to adulthood?
Growing up is hard, and young people are repeatedly faced with circumstances they are expected to understand despite their lack of life experience. Then, in these tedious and confusing scenarios, the choices they make follow them throughout their early academic years.
Debra Giunta is the founder of Prismatic, a youth career development program with a soft-skills twist. She is always seeking ways to close the gap between what we expect of our youth and the supports in place to get them there. Her insights into the most effective ways to set students up for success are transforming the lives of kids.
Debra and Alida explore tools that can improve the experience of growing up:
- Addressing the ongoing controversy around social and emotional learning
- Tempering the tendency to expect our youth to be both children and adults
- Allowing both accountability and fluidity in teen behavior
- Uncovering the questions young people are really asking
Important resources from this episode:
- The Brainchild Collective - https://www.brainchildcollective.co/
- Prismatic - https://www.prismaticmovement.org/
- Design Dance - https://www.designdance.net/
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson - https://bookshop.org/p/books/positive-discipline-the-classic-guide-to-helping-children-develop-self-discipline-responsibility-cooperation-and-problem-solving-skills-jane-nelsen/6860679?ean=9780345487674
- Tiny Humans: Big Emotions by Lauren Elizabeth Stauble & Alyssa Blask Campbell - https://bookshop.org/p/books/tiny-humans-big-emotions-how-to-navigate-tantrums-meltdowns-and-defiance-to-raise-emotionally-intelligent-children-alyssa-gloria-campbell/19665944?ean=9780063306264
Connect with Debra Giunta:
Connect With Alida:
- Share your feedback on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw
- Order Alida’s book “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last” and gain exclusive access to bonus content! - https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultures-of-belonging-building-inclusive-organizations-that-last-alida-miranda-wolff/17372555?ean=9781400229253
- Learn more about Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/
Advocate for underrepresented and underserved groups in organizations with Ethos - https://www.ethostalent.com/
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