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angelab
angelab | April 2007

how to deal with a group of teens

hi i work in a childens entertainment center and we have a youth club on a friday night for 9-13 years. i was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on handeling bad behaviour. im finding that they dont respect the equipment here they are very cheeky and gather in groups out of site in amongst the play frame. what can i do to make them understand if they dont treat the equipment with a bit of respect and my staff that they will lose their youth club?

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Deborahsc2203
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | Deborahsc2203
how to deal with a group of teens

write up signs and rules for useing the equiptment , have the whole group sitting down before they go use it and let them know the rules let them know if they dont look after it then they wont be able to use it full stop

eg ,, what equiptment you take out to use its their responcabilty to pack it away

no bad words to be used

they have to repesct you and other staff as well as others playing

go over the rules every time the group comes in just to refresh their memorys

work out with the staff   what punishments is to be taken in to place ie ,, banned for a week from comming there etc,,

 



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Wendigo
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | Wendigo
how to deal with a group of teens

Turn off the sound, then turn off the lights, one at a time. Start packing up slowly. They will start to shut up and stare in stunned amazement at what you are doing. Eventually one will ask. You just cooly and calmly explain that you are receiving no respect from them and until you do you will not be coming to work. Check the reactions on their faces. they'll pull their heads in... for a while.

When they try to test your limits and see if you will in fact carry out your threat, do it again, but this time, don't stop packing up. Shut early. Re-open again as normal next time you normally would. If they start playing up again, turn off the sound... turn off the lights, one at a time...

They'll get the idea pretty quick.



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      cazza
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | cazza
how to deal with a group of teens
i agree with what wendy advises, as they need to learn respect... Also i take my kids on vacation care programs here in tassie, and the youth worker that runs these programs she gives 3 warnings, first warning she asks them to show some respect, second warning she rings their parents and asks for the parents to come and get their child and third warning they get a letter sent through the post to the parents stating that their child has being banned for the next week activities due to their behavior, it amazes me how they are and there attidude is so mjuch better when they come back...Good luck with it all.


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iancherine
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | iancherine
how to deal with a group of teens
If it were me I would introduce an insurance fee for members of the youth group that will be retuned at end of each season unless damage has been caused in which that person then pays for damage out of their insurance fee.  If this doesn't work I would ban them for a period of time depending on the crime.  Good Luck!!!!  Hope this helps. Cherine.


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