1. Understanding the impact of the pandemic on student mental, emotional and social wellbeing.     

   2. Reviewing research about healthy adult/youth relationship outcomes 

   3. Identifying  key elements of healthy adult/youth mentoring/coaching relationships 

   4. Understanding how to use nonjudgement listening and effective feedback practices to form healthy adult/youth connections

b. Considers temperament and individual differences when interacting with children and planning experiences
d. Creates an environment and daily schedule that encourages trust and social interaction with other children and adults
e. Helps children cope with separation and transition
j. Finds ways to help children feel successful, identify and pursue interests, and develop a sense of personal identitye
k. Uses empathy to help children recognize and understand their emotions
q. Provides families with information and strategies to promote social and emotional development

1.4 Helps children achieve self-regulation and develop coping skills

g. Recognizes that a child’s ability to exercise self-regulation and control over his/her body functions, emotions, and behavior emerges over time as a developmental process

Core Knowledge Area 2: Family and Community Relationships

2.1 Respects families and is responsive to language, culture, family characteristics, needs, concerns, and priorities

i. Recognizes the benefits of inclusion for children, families, early childhood professionals, and communities
j. Responds sensitively to families’ concerns, ways of coping, and child-rearing practices
k. Shares community resources based on families’ needs, including information about developmental delays and disabilities
l. Engages in respectful, goal-oriented partnerships with families to promote parent-child relationships and family well-being
m. Recognizes the impact of family stress on child development and family function and works closely with the family to link them to appropriate community resources

Core Knowledge Area 4: Environment and Curriculum
4.1 Develops and models genuine, supportive relationships

f. Practices and models responsive, consistent, encouraging, and nurturing interactions that build positive
relationships
g. Uses child observation and assessment to individualize and improve interactions

4.3 Works to effectively promote social and emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors

f. Models positive social interactions, such as friendship skills, empathy, and respect
m. Uses a consistent process of reflection and action to address challenging behavior
n. Allows time for the child to regain composure following challenging behavior
o. Addresses challenging behavior with the child, privately, with sensitivity and respect, following the incident
l. Remains calm and respectful toward the child exhibiting challenging behaviors.

Resources:

Film: The Crisis of Youth Mental Health in America This film features first-person accounts from more than 20 people ranging in age from 11 to 27, as well as the parents, teachers, friends, and health care professionals in their lives. Through the experiences of these young people, the film confronts the issues of stigma, discrimination, and bullying. The interviewees also express hope and show resilience as they talk about finding help and getting mental health and addiction care. https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/total-health/health-topics/the-crisis-of-youth-mental-health-in-america

Building a Relationship with a Mentee This document and other mentoring resources can be found here: https://www.go2itech.org/HTML/CM08/toolkit/tools/relationship.html

Healthy Relationship Videos - Amaze A variety of short videos mentors can share with youth to help them understand what health relationships look like and how to build health relationships. https://amaze.org/?topic=healthy-relationships