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Post by 1.gurl.revolution on Jul 24, 2002 15:17:11 GMT -5
have you ever mentored a child? or have you ever thought about it, or do you think that you will ever mentor one? is there a program in your community like the Big Brother or Big Sister program so you can reach out to little kids in need? or do you have a peer mentoring program in your school?
i'm in the peer mentoring program at my school and i really love it. me and my mentee hit it off the minute that we met. we were on a mentor-mentee fieldtrip one time and i overheard her telling one of her BFF's that i was like an older sister to her. At that moment, i almost cried (and i never cry!). i'm gonna do the peer mentoring program again this year, and hopefully things will be just the same.
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Post by RebDoMINe on Sept 13, 2002 20:06:09 GMT -5
I'd like to do something like this. It's just that, I've begun to lose patience with younger children. Maybe if they were a few years younger than me...then I'd love to do it. It sounds like a lot of fun, I wish we had a program like that here.
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Post by Gabster on Oct 6, 2002 20:16:12 GMT -5
I would absolutely love to be able to do this. I love giving advice and helping people out with anything, no matter how small. My younger cousin (she's in 7th grade, I'm in 9th) confides in me a lot and I give her advice. She once told me that I gave the best advice and she didn't know where she'd be without me. She's also referred one of her friends to me for help with something, because "she's awesome and is the best person to go to with stuff". I was so happy because I really do try my hardest to listen to people and give them the best guidance I can. I'm pretty sure my school doesn't have a peer mentoring program, although there is a peer counseling program. I've been involved with peer counseling since I was in 4th grade, so I can't wait until I'm a sophomore and can take the class. Anyways, if anyone has any information on the Big Brother/Sister program (like how old you have to be, how to get started, etc) that they would like to post or PM me, I'd love you forever and ever.  |
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Post by Gabbie on Oct 12, 2002 12:58:07 GMT -5
^^^I'm the excite same way, how is it that I finally found someone with the same name as me and we have a lot in common? I think your trying to be me, lol, or maybe I'm trying to be you...well w/e
Back on topic, my school has a peer counseling program but you can't do it until 11th grade, so I can't wait. My sister is involved in it. All my friends tell me I'm great at giving advise and they always come to be first because I really listen to them and tell them the truth not what they want to hear. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be a counsler to teens when I grow up. I just think thats a great job to have and to know that you are helping someone with their life so much feels great.
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