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A mentor can be any trusted person to whom a child can take their worries and work through them without fear of judgement. A child who has someone sensible to talk to, someone with whom to process their emotions and someone who helps them to build their self-esteem will undoubtedly cope better when problems occur, particularly in the school environment.

As a child gets older, they will experience more competitive situations such as sporting events and school entrance exams and having a mentor will help them become more skilled at coping with the stresses that these events bring.

When a child demonstrates seemingly negative behaviours, it is often because there has been a breakdown in their ability to communicate their feelings somewhere along the line. This could be because they are unsure how to articulate these feelings or not confident of being understood. So the increased resilience that comes with being supported by another family member can help with this.