Sunday, April 4, 2010
Current News and Information
Keep up with the Current News and Information dealing with troubled youth through my LeadGusher "Squeeze Page" http://www.leadgusher.com/r/Therlong.html
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
"What do you think?"
I conducted this survey last November 2009 on Twitter … Programs for troubled youth should……? What do you think? I ran this “tweet” over the course of several days on Twitter simply to sample “the Twitterverse”, to see if anyone would respond or even care. The following is a compilation of responses from those Twitter responders who let me know what they thought.
Programs for troubled youth should:
• Give each child personal attention;
• Teach self-worth;
• It should focus on relationships;
• The overall program should be resilient in its goals and purposes;
• Patient in its approach to dealing with problems;
• Non-judgmental;
• Consistent;
• Non-punitive when dealing with discipline;
• Offer opportunities to do something for others;
• And attract, provoke, stimulate, excite and maintain the interest of its charges.
Adults learn most from the sharing of common experiences with other fellow adults. Experience is the Best Teacher. The sharing of experience is even better! Barriers that often deter adults from mentoring or developing nurturing roles can be overcome in situations where mutual experiences, interests and knowledge are shared with colleagues, thus, a way of connecting with new people.
Imagine if this had been an actual workshop with these adults interacting face to face with each other. Solutions to common problems could be mutually dealt with through the brainstorming of common experiences from adults from all walks of life. This is what I call “experience focused training”.
Mentor training or experienced focused training should provide a proven system for generating troubled teens with self-esteem building skills, concepts, ideas, strategies and problem solving skills. While training adults to recognize and help troubled youths to overcome limitations in the adult-troubled teen mentor relationships.
January 2010 is Michigan Mentoring Month!
www.mentormichigan.org
See me March 2, 2010 at Georgia Southern University 21st National Youth At-Risk Conference!
Programs for troubled youth should:
• Give each child personal attention;
• Teach self-worth;
• It should focus on relationships;
• The overall program should be resilient in its goals and purposes;
• Patient in its approach to dealing with problems;
• Non-judgmental;
• Consistent;
• Non-punitive when dealing with discipline;
• Offer opportunities to do something for others;
• And attract, provoke, stimulate, excite and maintain the interest of its charges.
Adults learn most from the sharing of common experiences with other fellow adults. Experience is the Best Teacher. The sharing of experience is even better! Barriers that often deter adults from mentoring or developing nurturing roles can be overcome in situations where mutual experiences, interests and knowledge are shared with colleagues, thus, a way of connecting with new people.
Imagine if this had been an actual workshop with these adults interacting face to face with each other. Solutions to common problems could be mutually dealt with through the brainstorming of common experiences from adults from all walks of life. This is what I call “experience focused training”.
Mentor training or experienced focused training should provide a proven system for generating troubled teens with self-esteem building skills, concepts, ideas, strategies and problem solving skills. While training adults to recognize and help troubled youths to overcome limitations in the adult-troubled teen mentor relationships.
January 2010 is Michigan Mentoring Month!
www.mentormichigan.org
See me March 2, 2010 at Georgia Southern University 21st National Youth At-Risk Conference!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
"Mentoring Troubled Teens in 12 Simple Steps!
Mentoring Troubled Teens in 12 Simple Steps!
By Therlon @ 8:11 AM :: 2 Views :: 0 Comments :: Conferences and Training Opportunities, Articles about tutoring and mentoring programs
When Mentoring Troubled Teens you have to remain steadfast in your pursuit of positive reinforcement. Have you considered the amount of negativity in these teens lives? In many cases, the moment they wake until the moment they sleep these children are drowning in caustic friendships, music and television shows. Break the "normal" routine and inject positive outlooks into the troubled lives.
Strategies for Successfully Mentoring Troubled Teens
1) You must have a plan and put your plan into action.
2) Create and encourage opportunities for positive self-expression in your mentee through art, music, dance, etc. Make them feel good about themselves. Focus on the good. If you feel good about yourself you will more than likely feel good about others.
3) Encourage your mentees to help themselves. Limit the amount of help that you provide."I'll help you so much, but then you have to help yourself."
4) Be accepting of what the mentee gives, but always guide them into giving more. Challenge your mentee to learn and instill higher expectations, constantly stretching their self confidence.
5) Mentoring Troubled Teens Strategies for tapping into the students potential through self-esteem building. Sell them on their individual talents and potentials.
6) Enter the mentees' world and create projects that relate to them. If your mentee is into rapping for instance, have him or her create raps that teach a new subject."A good rapper can rap about anything!" For example, have them create a rap on some event in history or any academic subject. We have created "Rap Contests" where mentees performed original raps that taught CPR with great success.
7) Find ways to turn every "happening" (trend) into positive learning experiences.
8) Allow and encourage mentee involvement in the decision making process. Learning is greater and more accepted when the mentees have some "say" in the process.
9) Assess your skills and abilities so that you can do the things that you do best with the mentee. Your enthusiasm for a hobby or project is attracting.
10) When you are with a mentee, give your full-undivided attention to the mentee. You should be looking for ways to trigger their "hot buttons" to tap into potential. Be ready to support positive problem solving skills.
11) Talk through strategies with your mentees for recognizing, handling and overcoming barriers. Turn negative experiences into positive productive learning situations.
12) Winning should be associated with their future career connections.
Focus on incorporating these 12 steps into your daily routine when mentoring troubled teens. And, soon you will find yourself at the center of a new positive world for many, many former troubled teens.
We were lucky to find this Generate Free Traffic Leads resource tool that has magnified our visibility in all the major search engines in a matter of days, 100% for free. Help your organization reach the next level too.
About the Author
Therlon Harris developed Motivational Mentoring 101, a brand new, highly specialized workbook that forces mentors into being highly effective role models when mentoring troubled teens. Therlon is a former teacher of incarcerated adolescent male offenders. His leadership and 30 years of experience has allowed him to "stay on the cutting edge" of practices in education, business and community.
By Therlon @ 8:11 AM :: 2 Views :: 0 Comments :: Conferences and Training Opportunities, Articles about tutoring and mentoring programs
When Mentoring Troubled Teens you have to remain steadfast in your pursuit of positive reinforcement. Have you considered the amount of negativity in these teens lives? In many cases, the moment they wake until the moment they sleep these children are drowning in caustic friendships, music and television shows. Break the "normal" routine and inject positive outlooks into the troubled lives.
Strategies for Successfully Mentoring Troubled Teens
1) You must have a plan and put your plan into action.
2) Create and encourage opportunities for positive self-expression in your mentee through art, music, dance, etc. Make them feel good about themselves. Focus on the good. If you feel good about yourself you will more than likely feel good about others.
3) Encourage your mentees to help themselves. Limit the amount of help that you provide."I'll help you so much, but then you have to help yourself."
4) Be accepting of what the mentee gives, but always guide them into giving more. Challenge your mentee to learn and instill higher expectations, constantly stretching their self confidence.
5) Mentoring Troubled Teens Strategies for tapping into the students potential through self-esteem building. Sell them on their individual talents and potentials.
6) Enter the mentees' world and create projects that relate to them. If your mentee is into rapping for instance, have him or her create raps that teach a new subject."A good rapper can rap about anything!" For example, have them create a rap on some event in history or any academic subject. We have created "Rap Contests" where mentees performed original raps that taught CPR with great success.
7) Find ways to turn every "happening" (trend) into positive learning experiences.
8) Allow and encourage mentee involvement in the decision making process. Learning is greater and more accepted when the mentees have some "say" in the process.
9) Assess your skills and abilities so that you can do the things that you do best with the mentee. Your enthusiasm for a hobby or project is attracting.
10) When you are with a mentee, give your full-undivided attention to the mentee. You should be looking for ways to trigger their "hot buttons" to tap into potential. Be ready to support positive problem solving skills.
11) Talk through strategies with your mentees for recognizing, handling and overcoming barriers. Turn negative experiences into positive productive learning situations.
12) Winning should be associated with their future career connections.
Focus on incorporating these 12 steps into your daily routine when mentoring troubled teens. And, soon you will find yourself at the center of a new positive world for many, many former troubled teens.
We were lucky to find this Generate Free Traffic Leads resource tool that has magnified our visibility in all the major search engines in a matter of days, 100% for free. Help your organization reach the next level too.
About the Author
Therlon Harris developed Motivational Mentoring 101, a brand new, highly specialized workbook that forces mentors into being highly effective role models when mentoring troubled teens. Therlon is a former teacher of incarcerated adolescent male offenders. His leadership and 30 years of experience has allowed him to "stay on the cutting edge" of practices in education, business and community.
Monday, October 19, 2009
"A War for the Soul" by Reggie Bulock
Very interesting yet sad video! Check it out http://www.vimeo.com/3658572
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Radio interview with Edwin Desamour
This is a very interesting radio interviw of Mr. Edwin Desamour who was convicted of Murder at age 16 and how he has turn his life around helping troubled youth.
The link: http://tobtr.com/s/698230
radio.com/jjmatters/2009/09/17/interview-with-EdwinDesamour
The link: http://tobtr.com/s/698230
radio.com/jjmatters/2009/09/17/interview-with-EdwinDesamour
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Mentoring...it's good for kids, adults and the community!
Home > 411 Features > January 7th, 2005
Mentoring ... it’s good for kids, adults and the community!
For teens, adolescence brings tremendous trials and tribulations, especially in terms of their social and emotional development. Mentoring works to ease them through the challenges and changes by providing guidance, compassion and support throughout the process.
Youth are famous for asking the toughest and most sincere questions. Additionally, youth are presented some of the most serious decisions that can affect their healthy and positive development as individuals in the family, at school and in the community. As a mentor, an adult has a positive opportunity to not only look into oneself and one’s experiences, but to also share such insight and wisdom through role modeling, communication and on-going support.
In many communities around the nation, it is not uncommon to see single or small groups of teens ‘hanging around’ with nothing to do. Although youth violence and crime has shown its first signs of decline, it remains an epidemic in our country. According to Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), “children who meet regularly with a mentor are more likely to stay out of trouble, succeed in school, and achieve their goals.” OJJDP offers JUMP!, a Juvenile Mentoring Program.
Adolescence is not the only milestone in one’s life that presents challenges that may be alleviated through mentorship. Mentoring new teachers not only facilitates effective teaching, but it also works to retain good teachers within the profession. TeachersFirst.com has gathered a set of mentoring resources for teacher interns and first year teachers alike.
Parenting is another role that benefits from mentors. Newborns, toddlers, children, teens – no matter the child’s age, parents face common challenges and dilemmas as they strive to raise their children in the best of possible ways.
Head Start now offers a Parent-Mentor Training Program available in both English and Spanish. Talking About Curing Autism (TACA) is another fantastic example of parents mentoring parents. Their common bond for this organization is that a loved one within the family has Autism. Their efforts are aimed at “building the autism community and helping families affected by autism. We have found that many families new to the autism diagnosis of a loved one, offering a parent mentor can help ease the frustration, navigate the confusing “system” and help jump start the family with ACTION for their child affected by Autism.”
January is National Mentoring Month! Learn more about mentoring opportunities in your community and ask yourself … “How can I participate?”
OJJDP’s JUMP!, a Juvenile Mentoring Program: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jump/index.html
TeachersFirst.com New Teacher Mentor Resources: http://www.teachersfirst.com/new-tch.shtml
Head Start’s Parent-Mentoring Training Program: http://www.headstartinfo.org/partnership/parent-mentor.htm
Talking About Curing Autism (TACA): http://www.tacanow.com/mentor.htm
See more features on mentoring!
Mentor new teachers and inspire them to succeed!
http://hamfish.org/dailies/040107.html
Celebrate a century of mentoring!
http://hamfish.org/dailies/040616.html
Celebrate, Commiserate and Learn with Circle of Parents!
http://www.hamfish.org/dailies/040315.html
Last Updated: January 07 2005 14:30 pm
Mentoring ... it’s good for kids, adults and the community!
For teens, adolescence brings tremendous trials and tribulations, especially in terms of their social and emotional development. Mentoring works to ease them through the challenges and changes by providing guidance, compassion and support throughout the process.
Youth are famous for asking the toughest and most sincere questions. Additionally, youth are presented some of the most serious decisions that can affect their healthy and positive development as individuals in the family, at school and in the community. As a mentor, an adult has a positive opportunity to not only look into oneself and one’s experiences, but to also share such insight and wisdom through role modeling, communication and on-going support.
In many communities around the nation, it is not uncommon to see single or small groups of teens ‘hanging around’ with nothing to do. Although youth violence and crime has shown its first signs of decline, it remains an epidemic in our country. According to Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), “children who meet regularly with a mentor are more likely to stay out of trouble, succeed in school, and achieve their goals.” OJJDP offers JUMP!, a Juvenile Mentoring Program.
Adolescence is not the only milestone in one’s life that presents challenges that may be alleviated through mentorship. Mentoring new teachers not only facilitates effective teaching, but it also works to retain good teachers within the profession. TeachersFirst.com has gathered a set of mentoring resources for teacher interns and first year teachers alike.
Parenting is another role that benefits from mentors. Newborns, toddlers, children, teens – no matter the child’s age, parents face common challenges and dilemmas as they strive to raise their children in the best of possible ways.
Head Start now offers a Parent-Mentor Training Program available in both English and Spanish. Talking About Curing Autism (TACA) is another fantastic example of parents mentoring parents. Their common bond for this organization is that a loved one within the family has Autism. Their efforts are aimed at “building the autism community and helping families affected by autism. We have found that many families new to the autism diagnosis of a loved one, offering a parent mentor can help ease the frustration, navigate the confusing “system” and help jump start the family with ACTION for their child affected by Autism.”
January is National Mentoring Month! Learn more about mentoring opportunities in your community and ask yourself … “How can I participate?”
OJJDP’s JUMP!, a Juvenile Mentoring Program: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jump/index.html
TeachersFirst.com New Teacher Mentor Resources: http://www.teachersfirst.com/new-tch.shtml
Head Start’s Parent-Mentoring Training Program: http://www.headstartinfo.org/partnership/parent-mentor.htm
Talking About Curing Autism (TACA): http://www.tacanow.com/mentor.htm
See more features on mentoring!
Mentor new teachers and inspire them to succeed!
http://hamfish.org/dailies/040107.html
Celebrate a century of mentoring!
http://hamfish.org/dailies/040616.html
Celebrate, Commiserate and Learn with Circle of Parents!
http://www.hamfish.org/dailies/040315.html
Last Updated: January 07 2005 14:30 pm
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