Podcast
Mentoring Minutes
Hosted by Robin Cox · EN
Mentoring Minutes with Robin Cox
Mentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Mentoring Minutes is a collection of 260 short podcast episodes (2–3 minutes each) designed to encourage and inspire anyone working with adolescents.
Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in education, teaching, coaching, youth mentoring, and leadership development—together with insights from the latest adolescent brain research—each episode shares a practical idea, perspective, or principle that can help adults guide young people more effectively.
These mini training moments introduce a different concept in every episode, along with a simple Mentoring Tip that can be applied immediately.
To interact or learn more, visit www.mentoringmatters.nz
You can also explore the book Mentoring Minutes: Weekly Messages to Encourage Anyone Guiding Youth, for an updated and expanded version of these podcast reflections.
More mentoring resources are available at www.mentoringmatters.nz
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Episodes
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The Mentor's Dream
Jun 26, 201800:03:12Tap to summarizeDownload a free copy of A Mentor's Dream: https://www.mentoringmatters.nz/Mentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. In the final episode of the Mentoring Minutes podcasts the author shares his dream for all the young people he has mentored over the years. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →Why we need youth mentoring
Jun 25, 201800:02:03Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. Why is youth mentoring so important? This episode considers some of the findings from research carried out over many years. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →A Teenager's 10 mentoring requests
Jun 24, 201800:02:29Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. In this episode an adolescent shares 10 requests volunteer adult mentors could consider to enhance a mentoring relationship with an adolescent.About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →A mentor: a wise and trusted friend
Jun 23, 201800:02:44Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. This episode looks at some strategies volunteer adult mentors can consider as they seek to become a wise and trusted friend to an adolescent mentee. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →More reasons why I mentor
Jun 22, 201800:01:58Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. In this episode the author shares some of the quotes from his research that have inspired and motivated him as a volunteer adult mentor moving alongside young people over the years.About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →The mentor: a true story
Jun 21, 201800:02:13Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. This episode shares a true story of the experience of a volunteer adult mentor with his adolescent mentee.About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →Connecting your adolescent mentee to positive people
Jun 20, 201800:02:10Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. One of the important roles of volunteer adult mentors is to encourage their adolescent mentees to develop relationships with other positive adults in their lives. Some strategies are shared in this episode. About Robin Cox:Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →Dealing with inappropriate behaviour
Jun 19, 201800:02:12Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. This important episode offers strategies for volunteer adult mentors to consider when their adolescent mentee is involved in inappropriate behaviour over an extended period of time. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →Real Person. Real Goals.
Jun 18, 201800:01:48Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. This episode highlights the importance of the volunteer adult mentor considering the development of the whole person when assisting their adolescent mentee during the goal setting process. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
Transcribe →Learning to manage anger
Jun 17, 201800:02:18Tap to summarizeMentoring Minutes with Robin Cox. Practical mentoring insights to help young people grow in character, confidence, and purpose. One of the great contributions a volunteer adult mentor can make in the life of an adolescent mentee is coaching, teaching and guiding him or her on how to manage anger, the topic of this episode. About Robin Cox: Robin Cox is an author, educator, youth mentor program developer and trainer passionate about helping young people thrive through positive mentoring relationships. Learn more about mentoring and explore Robin's books:www.mentoringmatters.nzMentoring Matters. Encouraging People. Changing Lives.
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