Use Humor to Build Happiness Start the year with a gale of laughter. It will relieve stress, entertain, and encourage intimacy. Charlie Appelstein, mentoring coach extraordinaire, encourages youth workers to use humor to strengthen relationships. Laughing together can help form bonds. For example, when interviewed at the end of the year, one mentee said, “We have fun. We laugh together a lot.” This mentee recently called his mentor to ask for homework help at the start of the school year so he can stay up to speed. That relationship started with the bonds of laughter. As mentoring researcher Jean Rhodes pointed out in an article recently, “we tend to…"
Catch Up Over Lunch Mentors and students may meet at HMK’s cafeteria, during the USDA-sponsored FREE SUMMER LUNCH. This is a great opportunity to see each other over the long summer break of June and July. Mentors, please make a record of your summer meetings. Call 260-9646 for more information.
On the Topic of Self-Disclosure
Mentors, like therapists and teachers, may sometimes find themselves in a situation where a child asks for personal information or where sharing personal information seems right. This is perfectly normal. However, mentors may benefit from a little forethought to prepare for this moment...A Book for Your Mentee!
Back of Beyond and Desert West Office Supply have created a generous new program that will provide free books to GrandAM mentees over the course of a year! This is a program designed to spread the love of reading and the benefits of literacy to our community’s promising youngsters. For many of our mentees...Emotional Regulation
motions are vital to every human being. They inform us about what’s important. They warn us away from injury. They help us connect to parents and newborns and partners. However, sometimes emotions can get the better of us. When unregulated, feelings can...The Matter of Manners
First impressions count. When your mentee goes out into the community or embarks on life after graduation, he will be judged by how he acts. Knowing the proper etiquette for...January is National Mentoring Month!
This month the nation commends its many generous mentors like you. Thank you for your promise to help children in Moab. These kids who crave kind adult attention appreciate the time...Mentoring to Reduce Toxic Stress
Imagine if scientists discovered a toxic substance that increased the risks of cancer, diabetes and heart, lung and liver disease for millions of peopleThe Secret of Self-Control
In September, The New York Times published an important piece in which Professor Walter Mischel, creator of the legendary marshmallow test, discusses the importance – and the learned skill – of self-control. He saysBig Results
Over the last 12 months, you have helped Grand Area Mentoring reach major mile-stones. Last year we set a high point for the number of youth served: 76. Of those, a record 74%