Building Strong Families

watched the fourth generation pledge herself to Jesus Christ as each of us had done. There was a rush of gratitude for God’s cov ...

8 THETALKS MENTORING CURRICULUM AND APPROACH Harold D. Davis R For years I have been actively involved in helping children. I’m ...

The only way to develop assets is to have relationships, kids talking with older folks and older folks talking with kids.”^1 Dra ...

ingful relationship with a loving, mature adult, boys and girls are left to determine life’s flow and meaning from their peer gr ...

naturally in the past, I devised a structure where other people could do it also, regardless of their areas of giftedness. When ...

Another form of protection for the mentor and the mentee that is built into the TALKS approach is the expectation of maintaining ...

STUDENT’SCONTRACT (To Be Completed and Given to the Mentor) I make this contract with my mentor to participate in this program w ...

gram, they wonder, “What did I do? Did I do something wrong?” And in a couple of instances, a parent inquired as to why her chil ...

I ask them, “Can you hang with that? Are you mature enough to do that, or do I need to go to the higher grade and get somebody m ...

lation when two others are present. Likewise, when a mentor meets with three mentees, no one child can expect all of the attenti ...

We work closely with the principal or school counselor, social worker, teachers, secretaries, or appointed school staff to creat ...

been some bumps in the road, but connecting William to a posi- tive role model has made the difference.^2 For a guy whose heart ...

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9 MENTORING STRATEGIES FOR TURNING BOYS INTO MEN Harold D. Davis R Every boy needs a man in his face challenging him with wisdom ...

What a joy to have a son pray, recounting to God what he has learned of his heavenly Father from his earthly father. Fathers hav ...

selves to the task of turning boys into men through the TALKS men- toring effort. STEP2: UNDERSTAND THELEVELS OFMENTORINGINVOLVE ...

ously stated skills are required, along with solid conflict resolution skills. The type of student at the “hard level” of mentor ...

you mentor a young man, the Lord will also speak to you, and you must be open to God’s cleansing and healing of your own persona ...

Personal deficits and deficiencies. Do you have significant unresolved emotional scars, insecurity, and instability that might ...

BECOME AMENTOR ORMENTORINGADVOCATE! I hope that you will select one of the models and actively participate in the mentoring effo ...