Mentoring Minutes

In the final episode of the Mentoring Minutes podcasts the author shares his dream for all the young people he has mentored over the years.

Why is youth mentoring so important? This episode considers some of the findings from research carried out over many years.

An adolescent shares 10 requests volunteer adult mentors could consider to enhance a mentoring relationship with an adolescent.

This episode looks at some strategies volunteer adult mentors can consider as they seek to become a wise and trusted friend to an adolescent mentee.

In this episode the author shares some of the quotes from his research that have inspired and motivated him as a volunteer adult mentor moving alongside young people over the years.

A true story of the experience of a volunteer adult mentor with his adolescent mentee.

One of the important roles of volunteer adult mentors is to encourage their adolescent mentees to develop relationships with other positive adults in their lives. Some strategies are shared in this episode.

This important episode offers strategies for volunteer adult mentors to consider when their adolescent mentee is involved in inappropriate behaviour over an extended period of time.

This episode highlights the importance of the volunteer adult mentor considering the development of the whole person when assisting their adolescent mentee during the goal setting process.

One of the great contributions a volunteer adult mentor can make in the life of an adolescent mentee is coaching, teaching and guiding him or her on how to manage anger.

This episode highlights how volunteer adult mentors, as positive role models, can significantly impact the lives of adolescent mentees.

Mentoring adolescents is always going to be a challenging experience for volunteer adult mentors. Some thoughts from research are shared as an encouragement in this episode.

An important episode to guide volunteer adult mentors gain a deeper understanding of how to develop high self-esteem of young people they are mentoring.

An important episode to encourage volunteer adult mentors to display genuine empathy during the mentoring journey with a young person.

An important episode which explains some of the signs of an adolescent with a poor self-image and low self-esteem.

Effective communication is critical for any meaningful relationship, most especially in that between a volunteer adult mentor and a young person. This episode explores this important topic.

Strategies to ensure that adolescent mentees are loved and cared for by their volunteer adult mentors are shared in this episode.,

One of the important roles of volunteer adult mentors is to encourage the development of their adolescent mentee's high self-esteem. Some of the positive signs to look out for and to develop arte considered in this episode.

This important episode looks at one of the most important statements in understanding life's journey, especially important for volunteer adult mentors who are mentoring young people.

More thoughts about volunteer adult mentors as significant adults in the lives of young people. An important episode to fully grasp the power of mentoring!

The importance of having non-parent significant adults in the life of an adolescent is explored in this episode,

There is a danger that sometimes volunteer adult mentors are too serious with their adolescent mentee. This episode reminds mentors of the importance of ensuring a fun element is built into their mentoring relationship as a high priority!

The early stages of a mentoring relationship can be challenging for many volunteer adult mentors as they try and move alongside an adolescent mentee. This episode provides more tips and strategies to help with the connection.

This episode is a reminder to volunteer adults of the importance of developing a meaningful relationship with a young person going through the confusing adolescent years while the brain is still developing.

An important aspect of a mentoring relationship is coaching, teaching and guiding a young person on how to receive feedback. An important episode!

One of the most important aspects of the mentoring of young people is understanding the dynamics within their family. This episode considers how the family dynamic can impact the mentoring relationship.

An important episode to encourage volunteer adult mentors to assess the progress of their mentoring relationship with an adolescent mentee.

This episode looks at how volunteer adult mentors of adolescents can help their mentees understand the importance of positive stress in their daily lives as a way of stimulating them to improve their performance.

This episode looks at some of the causes and effects of stress in a young person's life as suggested by researchers.

More and more research is suggesting that young people are showing increasing signs of anxiety and stress. This episode outlines some key signs volunteer adult mentors can look out for during their mentoring journey with a young person.

The author shares some personal life experiences to encourage volunteer adult mentors to understand the importance of encouraging adolescent mentees to develop supportive networks around themselves.

This episode explains why it takes courage for a volunteer adult mentor to invest their time and energy in a mentoring relationship with an adolescent mentee.

Self-reflection is an important part of the volunteer adult mentor's journey when mentoring adolescents. This episode explains why this is the case.

This episode explains why mentoring is described by mentoring expert Bobb Biehl as the relationship glue .....

This important episode reminds volunteer adult mentors of some of the key qualities that makes for an effective mentor of young people when they know how to communicate in a positive and encouraging way.

The author shares some personal insights to help volunteer adult mentors appreciate the importance of mentoring from the heart when moving alongside an adolescent mentee.

An important episode sharing the power of mentoring through looking at a grafting analogy.

This episode shares some research to help volunteer adult mentors understand the power of an effective mentoring relationship in a young person's life.

What it means during the mentoring relationship for a volunteer adult mentor to share life experiences with their adolescent mentee.

Volunteer adult mentors have the challenge of seeing the potential greatness within their adolescent mentees. This episode offers some helpful strategies in this area.

The author shares some personal insights from his mentoring experiences as an encouragement to volunteer adult mentors.

This episode reminds volunteer adult mentors of adolescent mentees why their relationships are unique.

An important episode looking at the six senses of resiliency that can be fostered by volunteer adult mentors during the mentoring journey with their adolescent mentees, as suggested by the Institute for Mental Health Initiatives (USA).

What research teaches about how to coach, teach and guide an adolescent to take responsibility for their choices in life with the encouragement of a volunteer adult mentor walking alongside them.

Four key strategies for the development of a meaningful relationship between a volunteer adult mentor and an adolescent mentee, with a strong focus on resiliency, are shared in this important episode.

A true story of an adolescent mentee's reaction to a mentoring experience.

Why the experience of a volunteer adult mentor who moves alongside an adolescent mentee can be described as a pioneering experience.

Signs a volunteer adult mentor can look out for in the lives of their adolescent mentees as a result of a positive mentoring experience.

This episode looks at more tips and strategies to encourage a young person to develop resiliency during the mentoring journey.

Some tips and strategies are shared in this episode to encourage volunteer adult mentors to become effective non-judgmental Cheerleaders during a mentoring journey with a young person.

Why developing a mentoring relationship of trust between a volunteer adult mentor and an adolescent mentee is potentially life-changing.