April 2013

What’s NEXT?

A three year old stands on the sidewalk with a confused look in his eyes.  All he knows is that he is sad and it feels like nobody ever wants to play with him.  Why don’t people like me? This child, now eight years old, is in 3rd grade and he has learned some things. 

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Three Wishes

Do you mentor a student who complains that they don’t like school? Here’s an idea from our Child Pyschology Team, Winning at Home, that may help! Dr. Emilie says to play the “Three Wishes” game. Ask your child to draw, write about, or tell about three wishes they might have in order to make school better. Not

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Flash Card Match

Flash cards work well for a homemade matching game. Create a set of answer cards to go with the flash cards. Students match the answer cards with the corresponding flash cards. You can also play this game like the classic Memory or Concentration game. The cards are turned upside-down, with the players taking turns flipping

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Scheduling Conflict

Dale, a Kids Hope USA mentor e-mailed his church director asking for a list of substitute mentors because he had a conflict with meeting his student, Asher for the following week.  The director immediately e-mailed Dale the list of substitute mentors. The following day, Dale responded back with this e-mail, “I rescheduled my mentoring time for Tuesday instead

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