Actively listen

Listening to Youth does not mean you simply sit there and take in all they have to say, otherwise, by the end of the conversation, I’m sure you’ve probably forgotten your own name and the day of the week too.  Summarize often and repeat back to them things that you’ve heard them say, using their own words and let them direct the conversation, with just a little bit of guidance.  Start sentences with phrases like “It sounds like to me that you’ve said… “