{"id":8859,"date":"2025-12-07T11:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2025-12-07T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:13:14","slug":"ki-csak-teged-nez-miert-eletmento-a-szemelyes-mentoralas-a-gyerekek-eleteben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/ki-csak-teged-nez-miert-eletmento-a-szemelyes-mentoralas-a-gyerekek-eleteben\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eSomeone who looks only at you\u201d \u2013 Why is personal mentoring a lifesaver in children\u2019s lives?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8859\" class=\"elementor elementor-8859\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62003df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62003df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4eaa4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4eaa4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Who was the adult in your life who believed in you even when others didn\u2019t? Whose single sentence was enough to help you pull yourself together, set goals, or simply not give up?<\/i><\/p><p>For some children, this adult never appears in their lives. These are the children who need a mentor. Mentoring is not merely a social service or programme, but the presence of an adult who has the child\u2019s best interests at heart \u2013 and that is precisely why it is invaluable.<\/p><h2><b>What is the essence of mentoring?<\/b><\/h2><p>A mentor is not a teacher, not a parent, not a psychologist. A mentor <i>is present<\/i>. Regularly, consistently and with empathy. The mentor does not regard academic progress as the primary goal, but rather the development of the child\u2019s whole personality. They understand, accept and support the child.<\/p><p>Personalised mentoring is not a one-size-fits-all solution: nor can it be. To have a genuine impact, it requires trust, time and commitment. A safe relationship in which the child <i>not a project<\/i>, but <i>someone they can see<\/i>.<\/p><h2><b>The figures speak for themselves<\/b><\/h2><p>The Mentoring Effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentoring.org\/resource\/the-mentoring-effect\/\">research<\/a> According to this, the lives of the children being mentored can take a completely different turn:<\/p><p><b>With 55%, they have a better chance of gaining entry to higher education<\/b>, unlike those who do not receive such support<\/p><p><b>Those with 46% are less likely to use alcohol or drugs<\/b> in their youth<\/p><p><b>81%-uk believes that it can achieve its dreams<\/b>, whilst those not receiving mentoring had only 51%.<\/p><h2><b>It\u2019s not a luxury \u2013 it\u2019s a basic necessity!<\/b><\/h2><p>In the Hungarian education system, the majority of teachers are overworked. A nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egeszsegkalauz.hu\/betegsegek\/stressz-es-tulterheltseg-sok-tanar-kiegett-a-magyar-iskolakban\/xmyl554\">survey<\/a> According to primary school teachers <b>More than 70% reported high levels of stress<\/b> and a state bordering on burnout.<\/p><p>Furthermore, in many cases \u2013 particularly amongst those living in extreme poverty \u2013 families are unable to provide the support that a child needs. This <i>not a mistake<\/i>, but <i>circumstance<\/i> \u2013 to which mentoring provides the answer.<\/p><p>The mentor stands by the child. They do not act in the child\u2019s place, but alongside them. They do not tell the child what to do, but listen to them, support them, guide them and \u2013 perhaps most importantly \u2013 <b>is always present<\/b>.<\/p><h2><b>What does having a mentor mean?<\/b><\/h2><p>A mentor helps to build self-confidence and self-awareness, improves academic performance and boosts motivation. With their help, a child\u2019s emotional life becomes more balanced. They are the ones who listen to the child\u2019s voice, maintain contact with the family and the school, and always keep the child\u2019s best interests at heart. They support the children and act as a link between them and the adult world around them. They interpret situations, build bridges and ease tensions.\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>Social impact \u2013 long-term benefits<\/b><\/h2><p>The impact of mentoring is felt not only at an individual level, but also at the level of the wider community: it reduces school drop-out rates, increases social mobility, eases the burden on child protection and psychiatric services, breaks down prejudices and strengthens community ties. Furthermore, it helps children to develop a more well-founded vision of the future and set clearer goals.<\/p><p>Mentoring is one of the most effective <i>preventative<\/i> a tool, as it helps prevent social and mental health problems later on.<\/p><h2><b>What can a mentor help with?<\/b><\/h2><p>Harvard University <a href=\"https:\/\/developingchild.harvard.edu\/resource-guides\/guide-resilience\/\">research<\/a> according to <i>\u201eThe presence of a stable, loving adult is one of the most important protective factors against the effects of childhood trauma\u201d<\/i>.<\/p><p>If there is someone in a child\u2019s life who listens to them, who believes in them, who never leaves them alone, <b>It could change not only his childhood, but his whole life<\/b>.<\/p><p>Mentoring isn\u2019t flashy. Its impact can\u2019t be measured straight away. But when, years later, a young adult says, \u201eI wouldn\u2019t be here without them\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s when we realise just why it\u2019s so essential.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ki volt az a feln\u0151tt az \u00e9letedben, aki akkor is hitt benned, amikor m\u00e1sok nem? Akinek az egyetlen mondata el\u00e9g volt ahhoz, hogy \u00f6sszeszedd magad, c\u00e9lokat \u00e1ll\u00edts, vagy egyszer\u0171en ne add fel? Egyes gyerekeknek ez a feln\u0151tt soha nem j\u00f6n el az \u00e9let\u00fckben. \u0150k azok, akiknek mentorra van sz\u00fcks\u00e9g\u00fck. A mentor\u00e1l\u00e1s nem csup\u00e1n egy szoci\u00e1lis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8859"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8867,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859\/revisions\/8867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmenytarpecs.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}