When non-family adult mentors, such as teachers and coaches, make adolescents feel like they matter, it has the power to reduce delinquency and destructive behavior, according to a new study published in the journal Children and Youth Services Review.
“If you are made to feel useful and important to others, especially in this case by a non-kin and education-based mentor, then you are more likely to have a reduction in delinquency and dangerous behavior,” said lead author Dr. Margaret...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/07/03/when-adult-mentors-value-teens-it-can-curb-delinquency/136685.html
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