Are Mentors Hindering or Helping Children of Prisoners?
3. Mentoring Conferences, Events, and Announcements 4. What’s New from the Mentoring Literature STIMULATING THE HEART OF A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP One of most frequent requests to the Ask a Mentor service concerns finding additional resources and activities to stimulate a mentoring relationship. One comment has been made, for example, that mentors and their partners were getting “bored” with doing the same things and meeting in the same place. I’m really not sure what “bored” means in this context. It could mean they’ve run out of ideas; it could mean they need challenge; it could mean they reached an impasse; it could mean they’ve lost inspiration; and it could mean that they are not dealing with real issues in their lives. All too often mentoring programs are associated with “doing” and not with “being.” Activity-centered mentoring is useful as it provides a way for mentors and partners to engage in common pursuits of interest, have fun, engage in new horizons, and even learn new skil
Related Questions
- I am interested in helping Duneland Lutheran, however, I dont have any children, Im not in the financial position to contribute to Duneland Lutheran High School, and/or Im not a Lutheran. What can I do to help?
- Are children of prisoners less likely to commit crimes if helped by mentors?
- Why do children need mentors?
