Mentor Tips
Dr. Bavolek Teaches Us the Power of Positive Nurturing
Founder of the Nurturing Parenting Program, Dr. Steven Bavolek, visited Chaffee County the week of April 6th. During his visit, he presented to various groups, including an open discussion with 18 mentors, parents, and community members held Thursday, April 9th at Bongo Billy’s Salida Cafe. Dr. Bavolek offered valuable insights into the deeper meaning of [...]
“There’s nothing better than acceptance!”
Tuesday night was our third monthly Mentor Coffee Talk. After some mingling, yummy, hot beverages and a great mentoring discussion, Miki Hodge, Chaffee County Mentors founder, joined us for the last fifteen minutes of the talk. She shared her powerful experience of being mentored as a youth. Within just a few minutes, she gave us [...]
The Texting Life of a Teen
Texting – or text messaging – is one of the topics of our mentor training this week – held tonight at the Salida Middle School and Thursday night at McGinnis Middle School in Buena Vista. An understanding of texting is essential to connecting with current teen culture. One study shows that teens send 7.5 times [...]
Upcoming Mentor Training – Using Technology
“Connect Better with Your Mentee and Access Resources USING TECHNOLOGY” is not to be missed! This one-hour training for mentors and volunteers will be offered in each town and will explore topics including the value of texting and email in mentoring, using our website as a resource, understanding how we access mentees’ grades online, entering [...]