Today I was at the South East Fun Day organised by Sharron, a colleague from YFC.

This was a great event for around 250 young people from around the south east and involved in various games, crafts and competitions. It looked like lose of young people were having a great day.

I ran 2 seminars for youth leaders looking at how you manage and encourage positive behaviour. I chatted with people who have a real desire to get alongside young people and support them, but who also struggle with knowing how or if they should discipline young people.

This has always been a difficulty. To me it seems that young people feel safe when they have clear and obvious boundaries, with clear expectations and trust from the adults around them. In fact, the exact opposite from the mixed and confused messages that they are getting from the press and government.