26. Relationships Change Lives: The Relational Need of Attention, Why Mentoring Is More About Listening Than Sharing, and How Eye Contact and Feedback Will Improve Your Mentee's Confidence and Sense of Identity
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_______________WELCOME

You Can Mentor is a podcast about the power of building relationships. Every episode will help you overcome common mentoring obstacles and give you the confidence you need to invest in the lives of others.

_______________SHOW NOTES

• Attention says “you matter more than anything else.”
• Focus on making eye contact and smiling
• Be good a listener and remember the things your kid talks about/bring up often
• Celebrate their achievements, and show interest in their interests and activities
• Ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation going
• Give them 30 minutes of your full attention, rather than an hour of half of your attention
• What does appropriate attention look like?
• Show up, enter into their world, and show them that what’s important to them is important to you because they are important to you

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