Mentoring Children

A child suffers many circumstances based on their upbringing and their societal environment. Huge contributing factors to the spectrum of differences may be many things, such as upbringing, socioeconomics, and educational factors. Thus, how does mentoring children at a young age affect their behavior? A mentor is an adult or anyone who devotes time just to support the child. The main purpose of a mentor is to help a young person define individual goals and find ways to accomplish them. Mentoring children is very important because a mentor encourages positive choices, promotes high self-esteem, supports academically, and introduces new ideas to these children. It also can help them prepare themselves for the real world and make strong connections
In schools, a mentor could be a teacher, a guidance counselor or staff member. They offer children the necessary skills to be able to build relationships and learn communication skills. Mentors at schools can provide tutoring and assistance for any problem the children face; whether it is at home with a family member or with someone outside of the immediate family. Teachers have the big impact on being a mentor to children. They encourage the child to do well in school and have good study habits. It is important for children to ask for clarification from a teacher so they can learn more about the subject. That’s where a mentor (teacher) jumps in. Counselors support a child with any major or minor problem. This includes: personal issues, academic problems, or achieving academic success. Last but not least spiritual figures are also supportive in these situations. Spiritual figures help by guiding your spiritual life. They make a child's faith grow and this means they can know the right from
Children look up to someone, and if they don't have that mentor they will not develop these normal skills. Mentoring also means providing support in any type of way whenever it’s needed. Guidance is very important in a child's life. Mentors guide them to the right path and help them succeed in their goals and accomplish the things they need support in.
One of the most successful mentoring programs is Big Brothers Big Sisters. The program was founded by Ernest Coulter in 1904. Coulter started this program to match caring adults with young people. “At the same time, members of Ladies of Charity were befriending girls who had come through the New York Children’s Court. That group would later become Catholic Big Sisters, and subsequently, Big Sisters International” (“Making a Difference in Schools”). Both of these groups were separate ones until 1997, when they joined and eventually became Big Brothers Big Sisters of