Mentoring Minutes
260 episodes of approximately 2 to 3 minutes each to encourage and inspire anyone working with adolescents. 40 years of collated education/teaching/coaching/youthmentoring/leadership research and experience linked to the latest adolescent brain research. Mini lectures/Training/ a different concept to share thoughts and ideas. A Mentoring Tip is included in each episode. Interact at www.yess.co.nz or purchase a copy of Mentoring Minutes: Weekly Messages to Encourage Anyone Guiding Youth, an updated version of these podcasts. More information at www.yess.co.nz
Episodes
261 episodes
The Mentor's Dream
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.
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Episode 261
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3:12
Justifying youth mentoring globally
Why is youth mentoring so important? This episode considers some of the findings from research carried out over many years.
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Episode 260
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2:03
A Teenager's 10 mentoring requests
An adolescent shares 10 requests volunteer adult mentors could consider to enhance a mentoring relationship with an adolescent.
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Episode 259
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2:29
A volunteer adult mentor: a wise and trusted friend
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.
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Episode 258
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2:44
More reasons why I mentor
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.
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Episode 257
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1:58
The mentor: a career example
A true story of the experience of a volunteer adult mentor with his adolescent mentee.
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Episode 256
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2:13
Connecting your adolescent mentee to positive people
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.
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Episode 255
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2:10
Dealing with inappropriate behaviour
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.
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Episode 254
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2:12
A holistic goal setting process
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.
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Episode 253
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1:48
Learning to manage anger
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.
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Episode 252
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2:18
A volunteer adult mentor as another role model
This episode highlights how volunteer adult mentors, as positive role models, can significantly impact the lives of adolescent mentees.
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Episode 251
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1:53
Rise to the mentoring challenges
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.
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Episode 250
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2:34
Why self-esteem and self-image are significant in adolescence
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.
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Episode 249
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2:32
Listening with empathy
An important episode to encourage volunteer adult mentors to display genuine empathy during the mentoring journey with a young person.
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Episode 248
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1:23
Identifying adolescent mentees with a poor self-image.b
An important episode which explains some of the signs of an adolescent with a poor self-image and low self-esteem.
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Episode 247
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2:23
The art of a mentoring conversation
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.
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Episode 246
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1:51
Develop a great mentoring relationship
Strategies to ensure that adolescent mentees are loved and cared for by their volunteer adult mentors are shared in this episode.,
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Episode 245
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2:19
Adolescent mentees with high self-esteem
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.
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Episode 244
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2:25
A key statement in life's journey
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.
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Episode 243
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2:13
Mentors as significant adults
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!
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Episode 242
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2:08
Mentoring: Being a non-parent adult
The importance of having non-parent significant adults in the life of an adolescent is explored in this episode,
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Episode 241
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2:04
Mentoring: having fun
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!
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Episode 240
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2:34
More ways to connect with an adolescent mentee
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.
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Episode 239
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2:09