Mentor Select: Parenting Teens To Be Successful Adults

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MS-097: How to Expose Teens to the Arts- Kevin Hamilton, co-founder of Southwest Soul Circuit and GYDP, shares how the arts empowers teens to express themselves in healthy ways and discover their strengths May 27, 2020

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Episode: "How to Expose Teens to the Arts"

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Mentor Select | Parenting Teens To Be Successful Adults .

In this episode, Kevin Hamilton and I discuss helping teens identify healthy outlets to express themselves.

So if you want to learn creative ways to introduce teens to the arts so that they ultimately develop a love for it, tune in now!

In this episode, you'll discover:

"How to Expose Teens to the Arts"

Increasing teens' emotional quotient - 8:48
Creating a safe learning environment-11:51
Balancing discipline and direction with fun-25:49

About Us

Kevin Hamilton is an expert in Arts & Entertainment whose accomplishments include:

Co-founder of Southwest Soul Circuit and GYDP who has worked with educating youth since 1986
Graduate of the Dallas School for the Performing Arts, Tennessee State University, and the University of Arizona as a vocal performance major
Performer in (3) major operas as a classically trained baritone
US Air Force veteran
Plays almost all of the instruments in the studio to create unique, musically sound compositions.

More Information

Learn more about how to expose your teen to the Arts & Entertainment visit https://app.mysoundwise.com/signup/soundcast_user/1590066277980s

Arts & Entertainment Links & Mentions From This Episode:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Garden-Youth-Development-Project-Inc-310608508961415/about/?ref=page_internal

http://www.gardenyouth.org/gardenyouth/youthdevelopment.html

http://swsoulcircuit.com/

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MS-096: Helping Teens Rebuild After They Get Into Trouble-National Desktop Manager shares how his support system help him rebuild after a bad decision landed him in big trouble May 20, 2020

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During Keiland's junior year of high school, he and a group of friends made a decision that would forever change the course of their lives. The events that followed inspired the movie Carter High. Learn how Keiland's parents, family, and friends supported him through these hard times, and how Keiland was able to rebuild his life into a great success story.

MS-095_ Graduating College with a Career-ready Degrees-Executive Director Dan Hooper shares how Scholarshot prepares its scholoars to graduate from college with less than $4,000 in debt. May 13, 2020

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ScholarShot was founded in 2009 by concerned business professionals, educators and community volunteers who saw numerous well-meaning college advisement and "access" programs failing at-risk students. In Texas, 9 out of 10 of these students who get into college drop out. ScholarShot has developed a proven model of academic navigation, personal guidance and financial support that reverses this outcome with 90% of our Scholars succeeding in earning life-changing vocational, associate or undergraduate degrees. Leveraging the success of the ScholarShot model, our Degree Dallas Campaign is on track to produce 500 first generation college degrees from Dallas County.

MS-094: Enhancing Parent Engagement- The CEO of EAGLE 7, JeJuan Stewart shares strategies how parents can enhance engagement with their teens May 06, 2020

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Mrs. JeJuan D. Stewart is the wife of Late Rev. John C. Stewart, Jr., mother of four and grandmother of four. Professionally, she is a trained PA-Anesthetist having graduated from Emory University's PA program. A Gwinnett county resident for over 24 years, her focus on family enrichment is a priority.

JeJuan has a passion for community engagement, parent empowerment and youth leadership development. She founded the Gwinnett NAACP Youth Council in 2004 with her late husband. She served as its advisor for six years. Through innovative programming and community collaborations, she developed the ideas that serve as a foundation for EAGLE 7 LLC today.

EAGLE 7 designs programs and develops conferences/seminars to meet the needs of our constituents . Engaging diversity among community groups and supporting local grassroots organizations with specific needs is our specialty.

MS-093: Increasing Parents' Influence- Corneilius Shackelford, the Founder of Next Level Elite Athletic Training shares strategies how parents can increase their influence over their teens. Apr 29, 2020

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Next Level Elite Athletic Training is an elite program for young athletes to learn the necessary tools to grow into the athlete they were born to be! Teaching a mindset of hard work & relentlessness is essential to being a Successful Athlete. This is Professional Training designed to help maximize Speed, Agility, Power, & develop unique skill sets to launch your Athlete on to the Next Level!

MS-092: How Moms Can Better Bond With Teen Sons- Molly Smith, Committee Coordinator for the Young Men's Service League shares how YMSL provides moms opportunities for bonding with their sons through community service Apr 22, 2020

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The Young Men's Service League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit national organization. Members of YMSL are moms and their teenage sons who volunteer together to serve their local communities during his four years of high school. YMSL currently represents over 7,000 moms and 8,000 young men as part of 94 chapters across 15 states. YMSL offers moms service opportunities and time together with her son(s) to grow their relationship and to instill in him a heart of service to last a lifetime. In addition to service, as part of its four-year comprehensive program, YMSL teaches leadership and life skills to develop our young men to become the capable, confident and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.

MS-091: How Parents Can Avoid Burnout-The Founder of West Learning Academy shares strategies and resources that parents of children with learning disabilities can leverage to best serve their children and avoid burnout.. Apr 15, 2020

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The WLA approach to learning begins with S.E.A.D, that is Social, Emotional, & Academic Development. Our learning programs are designed to build skill and fluency in foundational areas like verbal repertoires, attending to instruction, answering on signal, fine motor skills, etc. Once learners are fluent in these skills we then begin working on academic development like reading, writing, math, etc.

MS-090: Helping Teens Stress Lightly- The owner of Mindful Endeavors shares practical tips and strategies for helping teens manage stress in healthy ways Apr 08, 2020

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Monica G.M. Smith, MS, MMT, is an experienced social worker, licensed professional foster parent, facilitator and educator. She has employment experience working in both business and human services for the past 25 years, on the state and local level. Monica is committed to improving the overall quality of life of individuals, youth, families and the professionals who serve them. Her experience as a highly trained, trauma informed, culturally competent practitioner provides an open and affirming environment for her clientele.

She is an internationally accredited Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Certified Life Coach, author and former Interpreter for the Deaf. Mindful Endeavors, LLC also offers faith-based workshops and individual coaching.

MS-089: Developing Character Driven Revivalists-Founding Executive Director at Youth Revive, Inc. shares strategies on how to inspire and empower teens to revitalize their communities Apr 01, 2020

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Youth Revive, Inc. has serviced a number of schools since its launch in 2013. Youth that have participated in YR Programs have improved in behavior and social skills giving them the character needed to be valuable contributors to the local community and abroad.

MS-088: Enriching Teen's Mental Wellness-Retired Nurse and Author Tracey Maxfield discusses effective ways that parents can enrich their teen's mental wellness Mar 25, 2020

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Tracey Maxfield is a nurse with over 37 years' experience. She is certified in gerontology and dementia care and was a regular guest on well-known author and radio host Peter Rosenberger's show Hope For the Caregiver on WLAC and iHeart Radio. Tracey has written articles on dementia care, medical research and mental illness/bullying in teenagers. She is the Purple Angel Dementia Ambassador for the Okanagan. B.C. and NAASCA Ambassador for B.C., Canada.

Her philosophy is to Engage children and teenagers, to Educate them about mental illness and bullying and to Empower them to develop confidence and skills to continue to move ahead in their own life journey. Escaping the Rabbit Hole: my journey book is Tracey's first book and has received international rave reviews.

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