Advanced Mentor Training Self-Care and Regulation Dr. Nan Marquardt will join us to present on a new topic that puts mentors first. She will bring practical tips to help us regulate our own nervous systems, better understand our own needs, and recharge our batteries. When we are functioning well thanks to these practices, our mentees [...]
Self-Care for Kids It’s not too early to start talking with your mentee about how you take care of your body and mind. Some strategies you can explore and model in your mentoring sessions might include: Take a break. Sometimes we need to just chill or find another mellow activity to let the body and [...]
Opportunity to Heal Human beings are social creatures. Relationships are central from day one. Interactions and regular contact with caring people during key developmental windows help shape the brains of infants, toddlers, and children. Lack of positive interactions and regular contact can harm. In Working with Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma, Christine Ludy-Dobson and Bruce [...]
Promoting Connection Tips Recognize relationships: point out what is happening between you and your mentee. “We’ve been meeting for over six months. What have been some of your favorite moments?” Speak through a parts view: name that more than one thing can be true in any moment. “A part of me is happy that we [...]
Ideas! We got em! Check out your newsletter for: Training and learning opportunities Zip-lining beta Halloween craft teasers Important dates And pics of mentors and students! We have so many ideas for October, they couldn't all fit in the newsletter! Here are two more big ones: Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center's Halloween Coloring Contest! Check out the [...]
Welcome Back! The 2022/2023 school year begins on August 18th! Megan will be in touch with returning school-based mentors and mentees to help schedule meetings. Community-based matches should set up their own sessions; let us know if you need assistance. This will be Grand Area Mentoring’s 18th season of connecting deserving Moab youth with kind [...]
Summertime Opportunities Stay connected over the summer. Plan ahead to meet occasionally, talk on the phone, Zoom, or send mail. Community-based matches have approved sites available to them. We invite school-based matches to meet at HMK during summer lunch. Please complete a log entry after each meeting, available here: https://grandmentoring.org/mentor-log/ Send updates the old-fashioned way! [...]
This Month in Mentoring May 10, 5pm, via Zoom: Book Club Discussion! Join us to chat about Chapter 11. This one is awesome! (See newsletter for more.) May 13, 8pm, Swanny Park movie: Indian Jones & the Last Crusade! Hosted by Science Moab! Talk at 8. Film starts at 8:30. May 18: One Day in [...]
Right on Target! Your mentee is totally unique, and therefore you might feel alone in your mission to help. Nobody else has been in this exact situation before! As a child grows, they present new behaviors and encounter new obstacles. Change is a constant. There may not be a distinct goal to aim for, so [...]
Challenge By Choice How did you grow up to take healthy risks? Where do confidence and resilience come from? How did you find yourself compelled to help others while also taking care of your own needs? Yes, to some degree helpful instincts are inborn. But success is not a foregone conclusion, as incarceration rates, school [...]