4-H In Alabama Dr. Lamar Nichols Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development

Alabama 4-H is an innovative, responsive leader in developing youth to be productive citizens and leaders in a complex and dynamic society.

Our vision is supported through collaborative, committed efforts of Extension professionals, youth, and volunteers.

Volunteer Rules of Behavior Patricia Bryant Alabama 4-H Volunteer National 4-H Salute To Excellence Volunteer Award Winner

Use alcohol Promote your religious or political preferences Steal, pilfer, or commit fraud Use tobacco outside designated areas

Make sexual advances toward youth Willfully damage property Let passengers in vehicles without seatbelts or in the backs of trucks Engage in illegal behaviors

Ages & Stages of Youth Development Dr. Jennifer Kerpelman Professor and Extension Specialist Auburn University – Human Development and Family Studies

Physical Social Emotional Intellectual

Quite active Girls mature faster than boys See adults as authority figures See punishment as direct consequence Feel loyalty to the group

May prefer to be with the same sex Need to feel accepted Prefer concrete ideas Want to explore the world Have interests in hobbies May express themselves in writing

Exhibit a wide range of sexual maturity and growth patterns Experiencing rapid changes in physical appearance

Concerned about appearance and clumsiness Interested in activities that involve opposite sex Look more to peers than parents

Seek acceptance and trust Search for adult role models Sex is depersonalized Reject ready-made solutions Question authority and values Mood swings

Justice and equity are important Think abstractly Can solve complex problems Challenge assumptions Can imagine consequences Curious about the environment

Concern about body image Smaller range in size and maturity Realistic view of limits Tend to romanticize sexuality Search for intimacy Test sexual attractiveness

Can follow through Know that adults make mistakes Reject goals set by others Focus on independence and identity Imagine impact on the future Develop theories Impatient with meaningless activities

Be Kind – But Be Firm: Your Role In Enforcing the Rules Maggie Lawrence Extension Communications Specialist

Justice – punishment matches misdeeds Consequences – a result of choices Encourage future behavior A learning experience

Safety and First Aid Guidelines Joy Maxwell Regional Extension Agent – 4-H Youth Development

Risk Management Nancy Alexander Extension Specialist - Volunteerism 4-H Youth Development