by Robin Cox | Oct 27, 2020 | Building strengths, coaching leaders, Family, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, Uncategorized, youth mentoring
Perhaps you are surprised by the title of this Blog? Well, while sitting in the sun on the deck of our home a while ago, enjoying a cup of coffee – the joys of retirement! – I was reflecting on all the people who have influenced my life in positive ways. I...
by Robin Cox | Oct 13, 2020 | Building strengths, Coaching leadership, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, youth mentoring
How do we guide our youth through the post-Covid months, perhaps years? What can we learn from our experiences throughout 2020 about life, relationships and the needs of our global community that must be addressed? These are tough questions and there are no easy...
by Robin Cox | Sep 27, 2020 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, Uncategorized, youth mentoring
In a recent youth mentoring article, fourth year doctoral student Julia Augenstern shares research about ‘how mentoring benefits are rendered or the specific processes by which mentoring relationships work.’ Julia describes how her team reviewed theoretical and...
by Robin Cox | Sep 8, 2020 | Building strengths, coaching leaders, Mentors, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, youth mentoring
Recently, when I was walking on our local beach and thinking about mentoring youth, I observed a young boy, probably about two years old, walking with his mother. The tide was moving out. Some small pools of water remained from the high tide. With great excitement the...
by Robin Cox | Aug 25, 2020 | coaching leaders, Family, grandparents, Mentors, Parents, Relationships
“Gramps [the name I have affectionately been given], please will you play with us?” “Not at the moment.” “Why not?” “Because I am chatting to your mum and having a cup of tea.” A few minutes later Abby, almost six, peeks...
