Hope for the Future

Encourage intellectual curiosity. Visit the library, museums, and educational or cultural events. Find ways to include music, sports, a new language, or similar endeavors to your activities. Encourage them to talk about feelings, accomplishments, and problems. Listen actively, reflecting back on what they share with you. Expect drama but focus on facts. Show an [...]

One of the most important ways a mentor can bless their mentee is by holding out hope for their future, especially in the area of the college or higher/continuing education. I think it is important to be specific and not generalize as often the young person will think that going to college etc. is [...]

Sometimes working with a child and having them begin to believe that they’re going to do great things is challenging. One idea is to begin to tell them that whatever they’re interested in, you want tickets for that event when they get better. I knew a young man who is very interested in baseball [...]