It is difficult when children are disrespectful or rude to authority figures and it can be hurtful to mentors. Even so, children tend to communicate volumes about their own life experience through their behaviors. It is likely that children who are demonstrating these feelings and behaviors have experienced a great deal of hurt. It is important to recognize and acknowledge […]
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In our email last weekend, we asked mentors to finish the statement, “My mentee…” and in essence brag about something wonderful that their mentee has accomplished or does. We have had a great response so far and hope to continue receiving posts to our Facebook Wall and tweets on Twitter with #proudmentor and #kidshopeusa. Here
Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of connecting with a number of directors and mentors to collaborate concerning how best to serve some of the students in the Kids Hope program. These directors and mentors are an amazing group of people who are passionately caring for kids – some of whom
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“One of our new mentor/student relationships this year has proved to be the sweetest partnership. I chose this little girl for a mentor because she was extremely quiet, shy and displayed low self esteem. The adult mentor for her is a loving, kind, chatty woman, who gives her LOTS of love and affirmation. I have
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Learning and practicing subtraction facts can be hard for some students. Throw away the worksheets and teach your child how to subtract using a Ziplock bag with a sliding lock. First, use a Sharpee marker to write out a number line at the top of the bag. Then, put a white piece of paper in
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Jayden had only been meeting with his new Kids Hope mentor, Ms. Kelly, every Thursday for a few weeks when he told her, “I wish you could come on Monday’s because then I wouldn’t have to wait all week.” This story was submitted by our friends at Coloma United Methodist Church in Coloma, MI.
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“I get out of bed and put on my KIDS HOPE t-shirt. It is red. I go to the school to meet with my child and see more people in red shirts all there for the same reason, to love on a little child and hopefully make a difference in the life of that child.
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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.
For this game you will need one deck of cards withe face cards and 10s removed. The Ace card is worth one. To play, split the deck of cards between you and your mentee. Each person will then simultaneously flip over their top 3 cards. Make two of the cards into a 2-digit number and subtract the
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