Resources for Mentors
- Community Partners
- Match Partners
- Local Resources
- Online Resources
- Books
- Free Stuff for Mentors - Download the Big Brothers Big Sisters Screensaver!
- Gifts
Local Resources
Click here to access the Big Brother Big Sister of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities Yahoo Calendar
Click here for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities Fan Page
Click here for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities Friends Page
Click here to Follow Big Brothers of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities on Twitter
Archive of Monthly Safety Topics
Online Resources
Looking for a match activity or a volunteer opportunity for you and your Little? Click on the links below:
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence -- http://www.ed.gov/free/
National Mentoring Partnership -- Learn to mentor online at:
http://apps.mentoring.org/training/TMT/index.adp
The Search Institute offers many resources for parents and mentored children. Go to http://search-institute .org/downloads/
A website that can be very useful as a resource is http://www.kidshealth.org
There is special information you will need to know about transporting kids safely in a car. All kids need to wear a seat belt at all times, of course. If your little is under 12, they should ride in the back seat. This prevents possible injuries from air bags to bodies and bones not strong enough to withstand their impact.All kids under 8 need to use a booster seat, by Virginia State law.
Check out http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/car_safety.html for more kid friendly information.
If you would like some help preparing for or developing your mentoring relationship,
consider checking out this “Mentor Tool Kit” from The National Mentoring Partnership
http://apps.mentoring.org/training/TMT/Mentor_training_toolkit.pdf
For parents, guardian and mentors:
Stop It Now!® prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed. Visit our Online Help Center for guidance and resources for concerns about child sexual abuse.
Books
Some of these books may be available at your local library. You can search their catalogs online from the library's website:
- Chesterfield County Public Library
- Richmond Public Library
- Henrico County Library
- Pamunkey Regional Library serving Goochland, Hanover, King William, and King & Queen counties
Geof Alred, The Mentoring Pocketbook
Janet Bode, Death is Hard to Live With: Teenagers Talk About How They Cope With Loss
Robert and Susan Bowman, Becoming a Co-Pilot: A Handbook for Mentors of Children/Adolescents
Gary D. Chapman, The Five Love Languages of Children and/or The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
Scott Cooper, Sticks and Stones: 7 Ways Your Child Can Deal With Teasing, Conflict, and Other Hard Times
Creative Mentoring; visit the Creative Mentoring Website for these three books:
- Mirror Mirror on the Wall
- Talk Time: Student and Mentor Conversations
- Connections from School to Career
Pegine Echevarria, For All Our Daughters: How Mentoring Helps Young Women and Girls Master the Art of Growing Up
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Raymond B. Flannery, Jr., Preventing Youth Violence
Marc Freedman, The Kindness of Strangers: Adult Mentors, Urban Youth, and the New Voluntarism
Michael Gurian, A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do To Shape Adolescent Boys Into Exceptional Men
Huang, Al Chung-Liang, Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom
Tom Joyner, Thomas W. Dortch and 100 Black Men of America, The Miracles of Mentoring: The Joy of Investing In Our Future
Cyndi Klapperich, Mentoring Answer Book; this material was put together by BBBS of McHenry County, IL. It is an excellent resource for mentors which can be ordered at http://www.mentoringanswerbook.com. Copies are also available for loan from our office.
Heather Laird (Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute), Academic Activity Guide: a Learning Resource for Mentors and Mentees; this can be ordered from http://www.friendsforyouth.org. Click on "mentoring institute," then click on "products."
Mel Levine, All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders
Linda Nason McElherne, Jump Starters
Resiliency in Action, Mentoring for Resiliency; this can be found at http://www.resiliency.com/
Jean Rhodes, Stand By Me: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth (The Family and Public Policy)
Ellen Rosenberg, Get A Clue!: A Parent's Guide to Communicating With Your Pre-teen
Erika V. Shearin Karres, Violence-Proof Your Kids Now: How to Recognize The 8 Warning Signs and What To Do About Them
Bill Shore, The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life By Giving Something Back; this book is not specifically about mentoring, but it is very interesting and inspirational.
Carter Sullivan, Independence 101: A Practical Guide for Young Adults (The Survival Series); this book and more can be found at http://www.thesurvivalseries.com and contains information about growing into an adult.
Free Stuff For Mentors
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