Merel Bakker
Mentor of the Month
If we feel confident, we are more likely to make better decisions. It helps us to avoid
things that hurt us or others and it empowers us to make good choices instead.
Like in the United States, also children in Merel’s home of Switzerland are dealing
with this challenge and like in the United States, some manage to find the
confidence to deal with it in a good way, some don’t. That’s why it’s so important
that each child has access to tools that will help them build confidence.
Life is always changing,
emotions come and go, happy
moments will always take
turns with unhappy ones and
you are the one that
determines how you deal with
these changes and situations.
Those are just a couple of the
lessons Merel learned from
two big mentors in her life:
Rosemary and Steve. By
giving her the opportunity to
experience these changes as
well as by giving her the
insight that it is indeed
MEREL who determines
whether those situ