Kids Helping Kids :
Why It ’ s Good For Your Kids To Be Mentors – And Where To Do It
By Tanni Haas , Ph . D .
Most people know that having a mentor is really helpful for the person being mentored - the mentee . But mentoring is also good for the person who ’ s doing the mentoring - the mentor . Research shows that kids who help other kids improve their own leadership , organizational and time management skills become more self-confident and patient with others and feel a strong sense of accomplishment and fulfillment .
If being a mentor is such a great thing , where can your kids go to do it ?
National Mentoring Organizations
One possibility is to volunteer with the local chapter of well-known national mentoring organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of America or the National Mentoring Partnership . These organizations have formal programs that
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