Coaches and Mentors

Coaches and mentors covers the adults who hold a piece of a child's life that is not therapy and not school and not the household. A youth pastor, a soccer coach, a music teacher, a 4-H leader, a Big Brother, an aunt who is also somehow a mentor. Pieces in this part address the high value of a third caring adult in a child's life, the practice of cultivating these relationships intentionally, the work of stepping back so the child has a relationship that is theirs, the recognition that a mentor relationship can carry a child through a season when the household cannot do everything alone, and the question of how to introduce a child to activities and adults outside the home without overwhelming them. Forms that fit this part include `STAGE_GUIDE`, `STRATEGY_PRACTICE`, `LENS`, `TRAIL_STORY`, and `POLICY` on mandated-reporter and screening considerations. The journey vocabulary includes: the third adult, the activity that became a relationship, the mentor the child chose.