Sandy and Ken Discuss the Successful Parent-Mentor Collaboration Benefiting Sandy's Son.
Parent Support: A Complete Guide to Mentoring Partnerships
Keeping lines of communication open and working together are some of the most important things we do to help your child succeed at Mentoring Young Adults. We've developed a method to help your child, their mentor, and you collaborate effectively. The advantages of becoming part of our parent partner program include the following:
Embrace a Better Role
- Free yourselves from being judge, jury and executioner.
- Share any issues with your child through emails with their mentor.
- Allow us to do the heavy lifting and help your child rise past their challenges.
Regular Updates
- Your child and mentor send you monthly email updates.
- We provide you with their mentoring progress and goals.
- You are encouraged to “reply all” to emails, fostering new lines of communication.
Open Communication
- Email your mentor about any school, work, medical, or other issues.
- Your child and their mentor will find solutions and keep you in the loop.
Confidentiality
- For issues you want your mentor to know without your child knowing you have shared…
- Write “Confidential” in the subject line of the email.
Complimentary Consultation
- In the third week of the first full month you receive a free
15 minute Parent-Time session. - Parent-Time helps the parent, child and mentor work as a
team on all issues.
Parent Support
- Purchase and book ongoing Parent-Time with your child's mentor.
- These sessions offer opportunities to discuss issues and ask questions about the process.
Parental Growth
- As the mentoring process evolves, use parent time to
learn to mentor at home. - Discover new methods to reinforce our work
and improve parent-child communications.
Mentoring Partnership
- By working together as partners, we make sure your child
receives
the total support they deserve to become the best version of themselves.
Inspiring Testimonials: Mentoring Young Adults
Watch these videos to see how mentoring has made a profound difference in the lives of these young adults. Hear firsthand accounts from mentees who have grown from the guidance and support of our experienced mentors.