(Broussard, Howard, and Roychoudhury 122). These unfortunate happenings affect the child, likely their parents, and the adult they will be become. Ultimately, it traces back to the childhood they had, their surroundings, and how those and the people in their life made an impact on them.
Mentors must be well acquainted with the ins and outs of these risks and the lives of these children, and aim to be a support for them. Mentorship can be defined as the “pairing of an adult with a student identified as needing assistance, as a nonstigmatizing, positive intervention that can help youths develop protective factors.” Going further, mentors serve as a “critical support” for children at-risk of negative life-events (Broussard, Howard, and Roychoudhury …show more content…
Resilience in this context can be defined as “the ability to react to stressful, traumatic life conditions in active and positive ways that enable individuals to bounce back and maintain a positive outlook” (Broussard, Howard, and Roychoudhury 122). To meet this goal is to be successful. The idea of a successful mentorship is subjective, but most could agree that it would result in the mentee becoming a resilient individual who has a higher probability of being successful with their newly obtained ability. Children who naturally exhibit this ability are those that have a supportive and trusting relationship with a family member or other adult. Many children do not have access to this type of relationship, and because of this only three of eighteen million children who want or need some mentor in their life do not have one …show more content…
Because it is common for at-risk youth to come from one-parent families, having a quality relationship with their parent(s) is essential in driving the youth forward in their lives. About 86% of the parents in the study were mothers, so the majority of the results come from the relationship between the mother and the child. A quality relationship has trust, communication, a way to deal with anger, and no alienation (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 25). It is noted that in the analysis of the trust in the relationship that Little’s reported lying to their parent 37% less than their control group counterparts, pointing to a new or renewed value in trust and honesty (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 26). This value, kept under similar circumstances, will likely persist and improve relationships into the future. This improved relationship between the parent and child provides yet another adult support to the youth who likely does not have many others. Approximately 25% of all youth and 50% of minority youth live with just one parent, and it is extremely uncommon for most of these youths to have a relationship with an unrelated adult (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 30). Just the mere presence of this support goes a long ways in assuring the mentee of their
Mentors must be well acquainted with the ins and outs of these risks and the lives of these children, and aim to be a support for them. Mentorship can be defined as the “pairing of an adult with a student identified as needing assistance, as a nonstigmatizing, positive intervention that can help youths develop protective factors.” Going further, mentors serve as a “critical support” for children at-risk of negative life-events (Broussard, Howard, and Roychoudhury …show more content…
Resilience in this context can be defined as “the ability to react to stressful, traumatic life conditions in active and positive ways that enable individuals to bounce back and maintain a positive outlook” (Broussard, Howard, and Roychoudhury 122). To meet this goal is to be successful. The idea of a successful mentorship is subjective, but most could agree that it would result in the mentee becoming a resilient individual who has a higher probability of being successful with their newly obtained ability. Children who naturally exhibit this ability are those that have a supportive and trusting relationship with a family member or other adult. Many children do not have access to this type of relationship, and because of this only three of eighteen million children who want or need some mentor in their life do not have one …show more content…
Because it is common for at-risk youth to come from one-parent families, having a quality relationship with their parent(s) is essential in driving the youth forward in their lives. About 86% of the parents in the study were mothers, so the majority of the results come from the relationship between the mother and the child. A quality relationship has trust, communication, a way to deal with anger, and no alienation (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 25). It is noted that in the analysis of the trust in the relationship that Little’s reported lying to their parent 37% less than their control group counterparts, pointing to a new or renewed value in trust and honesty (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 26). This value, kept under similar circumstances, will likely persist and improve relationships into the future. This improved relationship between the parent and child provides yet another adult support to the youth who likely does not have many others. Approximately 25% of all youth and 50% of minority youth live with just one parent, and it is extremely uncommon for most of these youths to have a relationship with an unrelated adult (Tierney, Grossman, and Resch 30). Just the mere presence of this support goes a long ways in assuring the mentee of their