Our youth, through the course of education and expectations, place a lot of responsibilities upon themselves. Some of which might not be supportive of their overall wellbeing.

Youth leaders might find themselves being “burdened” with ”should”, “could” and “would”, and do not live their lives in the present.

These “should”, “could” and “would” prompts the youth leaders to avoid appreciating what they currently have, and tend to exaggerate and make up for what they might seem to be lacking, and potentially pendulating between “not good enough” and an inflated ego.

Time and space to just be themselves, and hear & acknowledge their own voice, is important for their development and growth, and for their wellbeing.

By noticing their journey in the domains of wellbeing, helps to anchor them in the present, pause and just be.

Similar to the youth leaders, in a different context, youth who take on caregiving duties did not ask for the responsibilities to be placed on them. Circumstances presented itself, and they are now responsible for the caregiving duties, especially for members of the family.

So similarly, they need the time and space to just be themselves, and be seen and heard for who they are as individuals.

The time and space to acknowledge that they are their own human, and not just valued for their responsibilities towards caregiving.

They need to have a safe space to acknowledge and know that they have their own needs and wants too. And that it is ok to need and want.

Taking these two groups of youth into consideration, and all the youth in-between, youth wellbeing is a crucial and important aspect of community wellbeing that we need to take note and care for.

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