Active Listening

The Summer season is around the corner, and so are barbecues, beach days, and seeing family after a year of being cooped up. It's been more than a year of listening to others behind a computer or mobile screen. And, all these reunions require listening...particularly playing close attention with our bodies, eyes, and the sounds around us. 

Listening is a skill that helps youth become better leaders and problem solvers. And how to increase good feelings and spread positive energy by being present in a conversation and synced with the sounds around you. 

Practice makes perfect. Active listening is best put to practice. Guess the Sounds Game is a fun, amusing, and skill-building video that can put your skills to the test. Youth and young adults were tested on their listening skills, and learning how to detect sounds without any clues to what it is...is not an easy task! 

Give it a try by scrolling under Resources and click on Guess the Sounds Game to experience the test. Leave a comment to let us know how it went. It's amazing how a vacuum can sound a lot like a blow dryer. 

We have a fantastic opportunity to share, and please share this post to spread the word. Read below:

Be Part of a Focus Group of Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs to Share What You Know and Think About Flu Vaccines

• This is an online/virtual opportunity
• $125 stipend for each participant!
• For eligible Youth/Young Adults with SHCN and 18 - 26 years old

if interested, click under Resources: FV Focus Group to fill out the form.

If these resources and topics speak to you. Join us in the youth chat for 13-26 years old. We want to see you there, sharing your thoughts with other youth. Check out the SPAN Youth Chat linked below to register. See you there!

Resources

1. Active listening is a skill! Here's how it's done. | What's Your Story? | Heartlines: https://youtu.be/0nmJW_zExk0
2. FV Focus Group: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAP-YSHCN
3. The SPAN Youth Chat: Youth Chat, For Ages 13 & Up
4. Guess the Sound Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1m4h79JZso
5. Subscribe to SPAN’s YouTube channel: SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
6. Link to SPAN’s website:  www.spanadvocacy.org 
7. Link to SPAN’s Youth In the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know
8. We’re here for you! Call SPAN if you need assistance: 1 (800) 654 7726