Robin's Mentoring Matters Blog
Encourage and inspire youth to reach their potential
20 things every teen needs to know – responsible use of social media
"As a species we are very highly attuned to reading social cues. There's no question kids are missing out on very critical social skills. In a way, texting and online communicating - it's not like it creates a nonverbal learning disability, but it puts everybody in a...
Why the world needs a youth mentoring Great Awakening movement
How many of your family members, friends, work colleagues, acquaintances, or people you know have been impacted negatively by the Covid-19 pandemic? Loss of a loved one? Loss of a job? Loss of a business? Special travel plans dashed? We have all been impacted in...
How to build and preserve meaningful relationships
Key qualities to inspire mentees to achieve greatness Which relationships mean the most to you? Why this choice, or these choices? Did you have any significant relationships with adults, including your parents, during your youth? What made those relationships special?...
Your 17 point survival kit for a post-pandemic healthy life
Are you a solutions focused person? Or, do you share more feelings of doom and gloom than expressions of joy and happiness - what is possible with a positive attitude? Or, do you feel full of self-pity, especially during this pandemic season during which there are so...
How to become a winner – a mentoring message for teenagers
How often in your life have you come close to achieving a goal and either slipped up at the last moment or felt it was too hard to achieve and given up? I know there have been times in my life when I have failed to achieve my potential through moments of self-doubt or...
How you can inspire youth in a post-pandemic global community
How to be a wise guide on the side The Covid pandemic continues to rage across our global community and there are few signs that it will end any time soon, despite the major push for people to be vaccinated. There are still too many unknowns about this pandemic....
Surprisingly Simple Parenting Tips Anyone can use
Surprisingly Simple Parenting Tips Anyone Can Use The Covid pandemic has changed the world. We will never return to the pre-Covid days. Already I am hearing how the pandemic has caused increased anxiety among youth and I have little doubt it has affected families in a...
10 Principles of Good Parenting
Does your child have behavior problems? Your relationship with your child likely needs some attention. In his book, The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Laurence Steinberg, PhD, provides guidelines based on the top social science research - some seventy-five...
Quick tips for the champion resilience coach
Identify and name a young person's strengths What kind of children do you want to raise? What kind of society do you want to live in? Two great questions I have been thinking about as I finish off a draft of possibly my final book: CHOICES: Encouraging Youth to...
How to speak a message of HOPE into the lives of our youth
How the spirit of mentoring can inspire youth How are you responding to the concerns of youth whose lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic? A couple of weeks ago I read an article in our local newspaper titled: Covid generation's dark hole in the soul. The...